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MAIL_LOG_TO_MISCEVENTS

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Parameter: MAIL_LOG_TO_MISCEVENTS
Short description: Additionally writes mail routing messages to the Miscellaneous Events log (log.nsf) – helpful when mail issues should be visible outside the mail logs.

Profile

Parameter
MAIL_LOG_TO_MISCEVENTS
Category
Mail / Router
Component
Server
Available since
9.0
Supported versions
9.0.1, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5, 14.5.1
GUI equivalent
Configuration document
Possible values
0 = off (default), 1 = also log mail events to Misc Events

Description

By default, the router writes its messages to the mail routing log (Mail Routing Events in log.nsf). When an admin looks for mail-related errors in the Miscellaneous Events log (e.g. because other server events live there too), the entries are missing. With MAIL_LOG_TO_MISCEVENTS=1, the router additionally writes a copy of its messages into Miscellaneous Events. A real relief for aggregated analyses and monitoring tools that evaluate only a single log.

Example configuration

MAIL_LOG_TO_MISCEVENTS=1

Notes & pitfalls

  • Doubles the log volume for mail events – log.nsf grows correspondingly faster.
  • Takes effect after a router restart (tell router quit / load router) or the next configuration reload.
  • Pairs with Log_MailRouting and MAILDEBUG for deeper diagnostics.
  • Use moderately on performance-critical servers – routing load itself is unaffected, but log volume increases.