The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Log::Procmail
DSLIP: adpOa
description: Read procmail(1) log files.
userid: BOOK (Philippe "BooK" Bruhat)
chapterid: 19 (Mail_and_Usenet_News)
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similar:
rationale:
Log::Procmail is a small module to read procmail logfiles. It is in
development, and will soon be used in at least one script. :-)
Finding the proper name is the main problem. After browsing CPAN a
little, I have come up with several plausible names: - Log::Procmail
- Mail::Procmail::Log - Mail::ProcmailLog - Logfile::Procmail
But, each name comes with a different problem:
- The Log:: directory looks like it's holding logging tools (like
Log::Agent) and not log parsing tools.
- Mail::Procmail is a procmail-like tool, while this module reads
logs from the original procmail. They are not related, but the name
similarity might confuse potential users. And Mail::Procmail::Log is
quite long for such a small module.
- Mail::ProcmailLog doesn't sound that good. Personal taste.
- Logfile::Procmail should inherit from Logfile::Base, as most of
the other Logfile:: modules do, which isn't the case for this
module.
I suppose then that the choice is really between
Mail::Procmail::Log and Log::Procmail.
Thanks for your help in finding the right name for this little
tool.
enteredby: BOOK (Philippe "BooK" Bruhat)
enteredon: Thu Feb 7 13:49:53 2002 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Log::
::Procmail adpOa Read procmail(1) log files. BOOK
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