The mail server can generate a variety of messages to indicate the state of message processing. These messages are grouped into classes of message depending on their severity. The administrator can select the level of severity which will generate a message in the event log. This page shows the log in the currently selected options selected. A new log file is created each day.
The event log shows the date and time the event happened and the following information:
Property |
Description |
Thread |
The thread number (in hexadecimal) that handled the event. |
ID |
The message Identification number of the event. |
Entry |
The description of the event. |
List last |
Enter a value in this field to limit the number of event log entries. |
Refresh every |
Enter an interval in this field to have the page automatically refresh at that rate. |
Also available on this page is the option to change the order of the events list. This is achieved by selecting either:
The ‘Oldest first’ button to view the oldest event at the top of the page.
The ‘Newest first’ button to view the newest event at the top of the page.
The selected option will appear highlighted thus or to indicate the selected order.
The standard ‘Refresh’ button is available on this page to refresh the events listed.
Additional features available in this window are as follows:
List last |
Enter a value in this field to limit the number of event log entries. |
Refresh every |
Enter the interval in this field to have the page automatically refresh at that interval. The refresh period can be defined as s (seconds) m (minutes) or h (hours) by entering the suffix after the number of units, e.g. 30s would cause the page to refresh every 30 seconds. |