Log Files

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The Log Files

Click the Log Files tab, when "localhost" is selected in the left panel, to display the log files in the IMail Server Spool directory as shown below.

The first characters of the file name represents the type of log, and the digits represent the date.

The Current log box shows the currently active log file. Click View to view the file in the Windows Notepad.

The Existing Logs box lists recent log files. You can select a log file in the list and click View Log to open it in the Windows Notepad.

The generic format of a log file entry is

Typical Log Files

Some typical log files are the following:

• Files with names in the form of logMMDD.txt contain all messages sent to IMail's log server.
• File names in the form sysMMDD.txt are messages from IMail services.
• The W1yymmdd.log is the daily log file for the Web Administration server (when the Web Administration capability is enabled in the Monitor server.)
• W2yymmdd.log is the daily log file for the Web Messaging server.

Large Log Files

You have the following options for logging events related to IMail services (such as POP3 or IMAP4):

• No Log. Select this to turn off the logging of events.
• sysMMDD.TXT. This sends event information to a file of this name where MM is the month and DD is the day the log was written. This file is stored in the Spool directory.
• App Log. This sends event information to the Windows NT Application Log (viewed with the Windows NT Event Viewer.)
• Log Server. This sends event information to the Log Server file indicated on the Log Files tab.

If you have all or many of your services logging to the Log Server file, and your computer sees a lot of traffic, the Log Server file can become very large.

Disabling Logging

You can disable logging for those services where you don't need the log information. Normally, logging is only necessary if you are having problems with a service.

To disable logging:

1. Select "localhost" in the left panel and click the tab that corresponds to the appropriate service.
2. For each service for which you want to disable logging:
   • If you want to disable just the debug messages, turn off Debug Messages.
   • To disable all logging for the service, set Log to No Log.
   • Stop and restart the service to make sure the setting takes effect.

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