On Fri, 2002-08-02 at 12:53, Rod Dorman wrote: > Sheldon Koehler wrote: > > > > I noticed my log files only go back to January of this year...Is there a > > > > way to retrieve log files from previous years? > > > > > > BTW, how many log files do you have in your spool directory? Its a > > > good idea to periodically move them somewhere else to reduce the clutter. > > > > Why would anyone want log files older than a few weeks? I am not going to > > waste the HD or tape space for log files. > > Just in case there's any questions about incoming/outgoing mail that > could be answered via the logs. Since they're text files they get > a good compression ratio. > > Also it could be a requirement. Heck, I've seen some people ask about > archiving the email itself. > > --
Thank you Rod for your quick response and advice. Any company (including ours) deals with contractual and legal issues. Log files can be helpful. They can also help show a history of problems with certain Internet service providers and such. Makes it easier to convince decision makers of needed changes. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
