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Hi,
I assume you would enter the script in logrotate.conf
but where would you define the mail address for the
logs to be sent to?
Thanks.
--- Nick Read <nick_read_001@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks
>
> I need to keep records of all mail flow through the
> gateway so if anyone can recommend a more elegant
> way
> of doing this would be appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Nick
> --- sean finney <seanius@seanius.net> wrote:
>
> > hi nick,
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 03:51:54AM -0700, Nick
> Read
> > wrote:
> > > I would like some help please with emailing our
> > mail
> > > logs to an account.
> > >
> > > I am running Fedora2 and Sendmail 8.1
> > >
> > > I have managed to get the logwatch logs to mail
> > out
> > > but not sure how to email our maillogs.
> >
> > assuming you actually have a good reason for
> mailing
> > mail
> > logs, your best bet would be something like:
> >
> > /var/log/mail.log {
> > # rest of your options
> > prerotate
> > mail -s "mail logs" root < /var/log/mail.log
> > endscript
> > }
> >
> > but i'd first ask yourself whether you really need
> > those
> > mail logs emailed in the first place, as opposed
> to
> > having some log
> > summarizing script run over them.
> >
> >
> > sean
> >
>
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