Re: How to define Log, Event, and Alert?

"Jon Stearley" <[email protected]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:43:27 -0600
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> Log (n):
>         The record comprising one or more log entries accumulated over
> a given period. This may be electronic (e.g. stored in memory, disk,
> software, database, text file, etc), physical (e.g. on paper), or even
> verbal (e.g., "Between 10:00 and 10:01 we received a series of several

yes verbal if and only if it is a reviewable record, eg recorded.

> What do you think?

key aspects of a log are that it describe 1) what happened and 2) when.

i think "log entry" is clearer than "message" from rfc3164.

so a log is one or more log entries, log entries may indicate events,  
and events may warrant alerts.  seems good to me.

-jon
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