RE: Log File Format

It's (marginally) more efficient and easier for Squid to produce. More
important, it's much easier for a logfile analyser to parse, and it takes up
much less space (which can be an issue with Squid logs)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Merton Campbell Crockett
> [mailto:M.C.Crockett@WLV.IIPO.GTEGSC.COM]
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 1999 5:25 AM
> To: Squid Users List
> Subject: Log File Format
>
>
> At the moment, I'm using Squid 1.1.22. Berkeley Software
> Design included
> this in their BSD/OS distribution. There are three log files created:
> access.log, store.log, and cache.log. The first two logs tag
> all actions
> with the number of milliseconds since the start of the Unix millenium.
>
> This log format presents some mental challenges when
> comparing activity in
> the Squid logs with activity in a firewall log or NIDS log.
> What are the
> advantages of Squid's native logging format over specifying
> an HTTP format?
>
> Merton Campbell Crockett
>
>
Received on Mon Jun 14 1999 - 17:57:17 MDT