Hi
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 03:13:31PM +0200, Thilo Uttendorfer wrote:
> Am 30.04.2012 um 11:21 schrieb martin f krafft:
> > also sprach Thilo Uttendorfer <debian@uttendorfer.net> [2012.04.29.2306 +0200]:
> >> * Package name : logsurfer
> >> Version : 1.8
> >> Upstream Author : Kerry Thompson <kerry@crypt.gen.nz>
> >> * URL : http://www.crypt.gen.nz/logsurfer/
> >> * License : BSD
> >> Programming Lang: C
> >> Description : Monitoring system logs in real-time
> >>
> >> Logsurfer is a program for monitoring system logs in real-time, and reporting
> >> on the occurrence of events.
> >
> > Is this a logcheck replacement?
>
> Although it probably could replace logcheck, I would not recommend it to
> use it that way because the syntax is much more complex.
>
> But it has some advantages compared to logcheck:
> - monitoring of log files in real-time
> - grouping of related log entries ("contexts")
> - trigger any action, executing programs with the current context
> (of course the most common case is sending mail)
This is great to see. I was to ITP this too this, or at least ask for
RFP, after reading an article in logsurfer.
From webpage furthermore: It is similar to 'swatch', which is already
in the archive.
Thilo, do you know what logsurfer has as features in advance to
swatch?
Regards,
Salvatore
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