Log Files and Debugging

When compiling the UUCP suite to use Taylor-style logging, you have only three global log files, all of which reside in the spool directory. The main log file is named Log and contains all the information about established connections and transferred files. A typical excerpt looks like this (after a little reformatting to make it fit the page):

uucico pablo - (1994-05-28 17:15:01.66 539) Calling system pablo (port cua3) uucico pablo - (1994-05-28 17:15:39.25 539) Login successful uucico pablo - (1994-05-28 17:15:39.90 539) Handshake successful (protocol 'g' packet size 1024 window 7) uucico pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:15:43.65 539) Receiving D.pabloB04aj uucico pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:15:46.51 539) Receiving X.pabloX04ai uucico pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:15:48.91 539) Receiving D.pabloB04at uucico pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:15:51.52 539) Receiving X.pabloX04as uucico pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:15:54.01 539) Receiving D.pabloB04c2 uucico pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:15:57.17 539) Receiving X.pabloX04c1 uucico pablo - (1994-05-28 17:15:59.05 539) Protocol 'g' packets: sent 15, resent 0, received 32 uucico pablo - (1994-05-28 17:16:02.50 539) Call complete (26 seconds) uuxqt pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:16:11.41 546) Executing X.pabloX04ai (rmail okir) uuxqt pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:16:13.30 546) Executing X.pabloX04as (rmail okir) uuxqt pablo postmaster (1994-05-28 17:16:13.51 546) Executing X.pabloX04c1 (rmail okir) ...

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