About Logging

The generic format of a log file entry is:

Date - Time - Thread or Process ID - Virtual IP Address - Message

Example: 06:26 09:16 SMTPD(0015052C) [127.0.0.1] connect 127.0.0.1 port 2358

Typical Log Files

Following are examples of typical log files:

• File names in the form of logMMDD.txt contain messages sent to IMail's log server .
• File names in the form of sysMMDD.txt are messages from services that have their log file format set to sysMMDD.txt.
• The W1yymmdd.log is the daily log file for the Web Administration server (when the Web Administration capability is enabled in the Monitor server).
• The W2yymmdd.log is the daily log file for the Web Messaging server.

Large Log Files

You have the following options for logging events related to IMail services (such as POP3 or IMAP).

• No Log. Select this option to disable the logging of events.
• SYSMMDD.TXT. Select this option to send system event information to a file of this name where MM is the month and DD is the day the log was written. This file is stored in the Spool Directory.
• Log Server. Select this option to send event information to the Log file indicated on the Log Manager page.

Important: If you have all or many of your services logging to the Log Manager page and your computer sees a lot of traffic, the Log Manager file can become very large. You can disable logging for individual services where you don't need the log information. Normally, logging is only necessary if you are having problems with a service.

Related Topics

About the Spool Directory (Queue)