Re: [Fetchmail-users] how to log date/time in daemon mode?

[Carlos E. R. <rob...@te...>]

On 02/10/2018 21.23, Kamil Jońca wrote:
> "Carlos E. R." <> writes:
> 
>> On 02/10/2018 20.03, Kamil Jońca wrote:
>>> "Carlos E. R." <> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 01/10/2018 20.09, Kamil Jońca wrote:
>>>>> Matthias Andree <mat...@gm...> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The consideration is whether this could go into 6.4, or would have to
>>>>>> wait for 7.0. The log file format is not really specified, so changing
>>>>>> it isn't breaking any documented interface, just breaking past practice,
>>>>>> so it might cause some astonishment. Opinions?
>>>>>
>>>>> Regardless of these questions I would as NOT to change logging via
>>>>> syslog.
>>>>
>>>> Timestamping via syslog is done by the syslog daemon, not by the
>>>> application that sends the messages.
>>
>> Don't you understand? Fetchmail can not change logging via syslog.
> 
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
> 1. So far fetchmail produces "log messages"
> 2. these messages are identical, in case when logging to file/stderr or
> syslog.
> 3. syslog adds timestamp to messages received from fetchmail
> 4. now we want to extend tetchmail log message with timestamps.
> 5. so syslog will get messages with timestamps, and adds its own
> timestamp.
> 6. so, after adding timestamp to fetchmail messages and logging to
> syslog we will have TWO timestamps in logs. I think this is ugly, and I
> kindly ask Mathhias, not to change messages when someone pick "set
> syslog" option.

Well, I have never seen a programmer make that error in a released
version. I'm sure they know. The message is formed, sent to syslog, or
some extra entries are added, like a timestapmp, then printed (or
written to file).

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Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.

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