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To: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly)
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Subject: Re: Do we *really* need logger(1)? 
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 09:06:00 -0700
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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> >>>>> "Poul-Henning" == Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> writes:
> 
>     >> Actually, I have a number of times contemplated writing a
>     >> syslog-replacement that would have a better configuration file
>     >> and allow for automatic log rotation.
> 
>     Poul-Henning> I planned on doing it in tcl, then you could also
>     Poul-Henning> take action when something happened...
> 
> Do you mean have ordinary users send tcl scripts to syslog to be
> evaluated/executed?

No, I mean that the root can be paged when sendmail keels over...

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Just that: dried leaves in boiling water ?