[Techtalk] pop3 logging to /var/log/messages...

Kai MacTane kmactane at GothPunk.com
Sun Apr 27 19:44:28 EST 2003


At 4/26/03 10:06 AM , Walt wrote:

>There is no option in /etc/xinetd.d/popa3d to turn
>off logging or redirect it.
>
>Where do I look to change this functionality...?

Try /etc/syslog.conf (and "man syslog.conf", if necessary). This may turn 
out to be unhelpful; you may be unable to redirect the pop3 messages 
without also affecting other mail-related messages. But you may prefer to 
have them all go to (e.g.) /var/log/maillog anyway.

                                                 --Kai MacTane
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