Re: [Proposal/Patch] SMTP logging

Hi Albrecht,

On 07/31/2019 08:17:24 AM Wed, Albrecht Dreß wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> when Balsa sends a message to a local or remote SMTP server, a feedback is given only on failure.  However, sometimes it is necessary to trace sent messages on the SMTP server.
> 
> As to simplify this, I propose to add syslog logging for SMTP operations.  The attached patch will basically send a message to the facility LOG_MAIL with priority LOG_INFO for messages accepted by the SMTP server, and LOG_NOTICE for rejected ones, respectively.  The message includes the user name, the PID, the server, the message ID and the final server reply, e.g.:
> 
> Jul 30 13:59:20 deneb balsa: [4116:albrecht] SMTP=localhost:25 [email protected] Result='2.0.0 Ok: queued as 682BD1FF079'
> 
> Note that syslog() is a standard API defined by IEEE 1003.1, and should thus work on every compliant system.  Of course, it is up the system admin to configure the syslog backend properly.
> 
> Opinions?
> 
> Best,
> Albrecht.

This looks really helpful! Pushed to GitLab.

The discussion with Jack seems productive. A rework of Balsa's messaging would be great!

Best,

Peter

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