Virus Updates noise levels

[John Rudd]

On Aug 6, 2006, at 7:12 AM, Mike Kercher wrote:

>>
>> Hi Julian,
>>  	Any chance we can reduce the noise levels in this?
>>
>> update.virus.scanners: Found clamav installed
>> update.virus.scanners: Running autoupdate for clamav
>> ClamAV-autoupdate[12231]: ClamAV did not need updating
>> update.virus.scanners: Found f-prot installed
>> update.virus.scanners: Running autoupdate for f-prot F-Prot
>> autoupdate[12255]: F-Prot did not need updating.
>>
>>
>> ....perhaps reduce 4 lines into just 1
>>
>> update.virus.scanners: Found clamav installed
>> update.virus.scanners: Running autoupdate for clamav
>> update.virus.scanners: Found f-prot installed
>> update.virus.scanners: Running autoupdate for f-prot
>>      - INTO -
>> update.virus.scanners: Found clamav f-prot installed. Running
>> autoupdate
>>
>>
>
> Why?

I think the message subject said it all: to reduce noise level.  Signal 
to noise level is incredibly important for anything that you plan to 
actually read ... like the logs of a production service when you're 
trying to track down a problem.

The key to good communication is brevity: say what needs to be said, 
say it clearly, and say _nothing_ more.