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[Chris]

On Thursday 24 June 2004 03:57 pm, Chris W. Parker wrote:
> Chris <mailto:racerx at makeworld.com>
>
>     on Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:44 PM said:
> > AFAIK, MailScanner logs to maillog, so - why not just tail -f
> > /var/log/maillog
>
> you are correct except that's not really a way to analyze a log in the
> sense the OP is referring to. that's merely a way to view the log as
> it's written. the only statistics you're going to gain from that are the
> ones you can keep track of in your head.
>
> i had two scripts that did some basic analyzing of the maillog but i
> can't find them now. :( i think i sent them to a friend so i'll see if
> he can send them back. i'll post them if i get something.
>
>
>
> chris.

Indeed - you are also correct. For that sorta thing, I use mailscanner-mrtg.
Then again, the above isn't really an analyzer, I guess it's more of a stats
management tool.

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Chris

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