I am getting strange output when using an AsyncAppender and a PatternLayout: 2001-02-21 11:44:40,135 FATAL [main] ? (?:?) - fatal Here is part of my config file: <appender name="ASYNC" class="org.apache.log4j.AsyncAppender"> <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/> </appender> <appender name="STDOUT" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender"> <param name="File" value="System.out"/> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%t] %C{2} (%F:%L) - %m\n"/> </layout> </appender> <category name="com.javtech.utils.logging"> <priority value="debug"/> </category> <root> <priority value="debug"/> <appender-ref ref="ASYNC"/> </root> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]