[log4perl-devel] Sending SMTP Mail via Log4Perl

[Matthias W. <mat...@ya...>]

Hello,
I am following the FAQs and try to send SMTP mail via Log4Perl.
I first tried this configuration:

log4perl.category = FATAL, Mailer
log4perl.appender.Mailer = Log::Dispatch::Email::MailSend
log4perl.appender.Mailer.to = x@z.com
log4perl.appender.Mailer.from = y@z.com
log4perl.appender.Mailer.subject = Something's broken!
log4perl.appender.Mailer.layout = SimpleLayout
log4perl.appender.Mailer.Server = x.x.x.x
log4perl.appender.Mailer.smtp = 1
log4perl.appender.Mailer.buffer=0

This did not work as smtp is a scalar reference in the constructor of Mail::Mailer and log4perl seems to call it only with hashes.

Then I tried the suggestion of the module desciption for Log::Dispatch::Email::MailSend
 and tried 
"use Mail::Mailer 'smtp', Server => 'foo.example.com';" which did not work either. (Cannot locate 'Server' at log4Perl.pl line 1
Warning: something's wrong at /opt/ActivePerl-5.8/site/lib/Mail/Mailer.pm line 278).

If possible I would like to avoid writing my own appender.
Does someone use Log4Perl with SMTP and can help me?

Thanks in advance,

Matthias