Bug#356675: [pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#356675: fetchmail: important info now missing from logs

[Héctor García]

El lun, 13-03-2006 a las 16:26 +0100, Francesco Potorti` escribió:
> Generally speaking, a trace that does not log date and time is an error:
> you don't know when things happened.  If the log is in the same format
> as it is now, but with time logged, that would be a great improvement.
> 
True, but that is a different bug.
The fact that logging without a timestamp is wrong doesn't mean that
logging the sleeping and awaking lines is rigth.

> Moreover, having in addition a log of transactions that did not get any
> mail would be helpful, even if not as important as the above mentioned
> feature.
> 
Well, it is a fact that logging hundreds of 'all is well/nothing is
happening' lines hides the usufull info in huge logs.
 
> I would say that the missing date and time is a "normal" bug, unless
> there are other ways of obtaining them by using configuration or command
> line options.
> 
Yes, it is.
Like I say, it is another bug. I'll rename this bug to state that one.

> I would also say that having logs of transactions that do not get any
> mail is a "wishlist" bug.

Fell free to open whishlist bug for that, but most likely I'll tag it as
wontfix.

Regards,

Héctor
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