About date, to view, pipe it to tai64nlocal. [root@homer-a main]# tail current @400000003b54533929f756ec delivery 880: success: did_0+0+1/ @400000003b54533929f78d9c status: local 0/60 remote 0/60 @400000003b54533929f7a50c end msg 275504 @400000003b545339309cfc04 new msg 275507 @400000003b545339309d1b44 info msg 275507: bytes 10277 from <sender> qp 2219 uid 502 @400000003b54533a07bdcdcc starting delivery 881: msg 275507 to local mailbox @400000003b54533a07bdfcac status: local 1/60 remote 0/60 @400000003b54533a0b7ec984 delivery 881: success: did_0+0+1/ @400000003b54533a0b7f041c status: local 0/60 remote 0/60 @400000003b54533a0b7f17a4 end msg 275507 [root@homer-a main]# tail current | tai64nlocal 2001-07-17 17:01:03.704075500 delivery 880: success: did_0+0+1/ 2001-07-17 17:01:03.704089500 status: local 0/60 remote 0/60 2001-07-17 17:01:03.704095500 end msg 275504 2001-07-17 17:01:03.815594500 new msg 275507 2001-07-17 17:01:03.815602500 info msg 275507: bytes 10277 from <sender> qp 2219 uid 502 2001-07-17 17:01:04.129879500 starting delivery 881: msg 275507 to local mailbox 2001-07-17 17:01:04.129891500 status: local 1/60 remote 0/60 2001-07-17 17:01:04.192858500 delivery 881: success: did_0+0+1/ 2001-07-17 17:01:04.192873500 status: local 0/60 remote 0/60 2001-07-17 17:01:04.192878500 end msg 275507 [root@homer-a main]# Hope it helps. --- Cordiali saluti / Best regards Andrea Cerrito ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Net.Admin @ Centro MultiMediale di Terni S.p.A. P.zzale Bosco 3A 05100 Terni IT Tel. +39 0744 5441330 Fax. +39 0744 5441372 > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: GARGIULO Eduardo INGDESI [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Inviato: marted́ 17 luglio 2001 17.11 > A: qmail list > Oggetto: log format > > > Hi all. > > I'm using qmail-1.03, and it's working ok. > Yesterday, I change the way to start qmail from tarball/INSTALL docs > to LWQ. The problem is that the logs don't says (in human readable > format), the date and time of each event. Instead of that, I see > lines like > > @400000003b535a1736077d54 tcpserver: ok 7541 0:10.1.1.1:25 > :10.1.1.194::2525 > > How can I configure qmail startup process to log the events date and > time like syslog? (Jul 17 12:03:00 host process: blah, blah, blah...) > > thanks > > --ejg > >