writelog - add a entry to an INN log file.
SYNOPSIS
writelog name text...
DESCRIPTION
The writelog script is used to write a log entry or send
it as mail. The name parameter specifies the name of the
log file where the entry should be written. If it is the
word ``mail'' then the entry is mailed to the news admin
istrator, <USER specified with --with-news-master at con
figure>. The data that is written or sent consists of the
text given on the command line, followed by standard input
indented by four spaces. Shlock(1) is used to avoid
simultaneous updates to a single log file.
HISTORY
Written by Landon Curt Noll <chongo@toad.com> and Rich
$alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for InterNetNews. This is revi
sion 1.4, dated 1998/12/09.
SEE ALSO
innd(8), innstat(8), news.daily(8), newslog(5), nnrpd(8),
scanlogs(8).
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