[log4perl-devel] Don't know how to use the Log::Dispatch::Email::MailSend appender: help needed

[Jose V. N. Z. <jo...@ne...>]

First of all thanks for this cool port of the Log4j API; This tool is goi=
ng to make our lives easier :)

So far i managed to add the logging functionality to my application (part=
 of my perl code):

use constant OK_CODE      =3D> 0;
use constant ERROR_CODE   =3D> 1;
use constant LOG_CONFIG =3D> "/usr/local/sysadmin/VeronicadLog4perl.prope=
rties";
use constant REFRESH_LOG_CONFIG =3D> 300;

# ----- END User configurable parameters --------

# Start the logger
Log::Log4perl->init_and_watch(LOG_CONFIG, REFRESH_LOG_CONFIG);
my $logger =3D get_logger("Veronicad");

$logger->error("Testing errors");

And here is my configuration file info with three appenders:

log4perl.logger.Veronicad=3DDEBUG, syslog, screen, mail
log4perl.appender.screen=3DLog::Dispatch::Screen
log4perl.appender.screen.stderr=3D0
log4perl.appender.screen.layout=3DLog::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout
log4perl.appender.screen.layout.ConversionPattern=3D%d %p> %F{1}:%L %M - =
%m%n
log4perl.appender.syslog=3DLog::Dispatch::Syslog
log4perl.appender.syslog.name=3DVeronicad
log4perl.appender.syslog.facility=3Ddaemon
log4perl.appender.syslog.socket=3Dinet
log4perl.appender.syslog.layout=3DLog::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout
log4perl.appender.syslog.layout.ConversionPattern=3D%d %p> %F{1}:%L %M - =
%m%n
log4perl.appender.mail=3DLog::Dispatch::Email::MailSend
log4perl.appender.mail.name=3DVeronicad
log4perl.appender.mail.subject=3DVeronicad event
log...@em...
log...@em...
log4perl.appender.mail.buffered=3D0
log4perl.appender.mail.server=3Dmy.mail.server  <--- NOT SURE ABOUT THIS!=
!!!!!
log4perl.appender.mail.layout=3DLog::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout
log4perl.appender.mail.layout.ConversionPattern=3D%d %p> %F{1}:%L %M - %m=
%n

But the application doesn't sends an email when i got an error (just runs=
 without sending the email):

bash-2.04# ./Veronicad.pl=20
2002/09/18 14:36:16 ERROR> Veronicad.pl:34 main:: - Testing errors
2002/09/18 14:36:16 INFO> Veronicad.pl:45 main:: - [Server ./Veronicad.pl=
 accepting clients]


So far reading the man page i found that "Log::Dispatch::Email::MailSend"=
 is a subclass of 'Mail::Send' wich also inherits
from 'Mail::Mailer'. 'Mail::Mailer' can specify to use an external SMTP s=
erver like this:

""smtp""
           Use the "smtp" protocol via Net::SMTP to deliver the
           mail. The server to use can be specified in "@args"
           with

               $mailer =3D new Mail::Mailer 'smtp', Server =3D> $server;

           The smtp mailer does not handle "Cc" and "Bcc" lines,
           neither their "Resent-*" fellows. The "Debug" options
           enables debugging output from "Net::SMTP".


How i can achieve the same using 'Log::Dispatch::Email::MailSend' class?

There is a environment variable i can set so i can force the ussage of th=
is SMTP server?

There is a way to debug if this is working?

I can send email using the external mail server using Net::SMTP and that =
class is already installed on my system.

Thanks in advance,

Jose Vicente.



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Jos=E9 Vicente N=FA=F1ez Zuleta
Newbreak LLC System Administrator (http://www.newbreak.com)
Phone: 203-355-1511, 203-355-1510
Fax:   203-355-1512