Start/notes.ini Parameters/Router_EnableCountersInLog

Router_EnableCountersInLog

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Parameter: Router_EnableCountersInLog
Short description: Adds counters for transferred / rejected / journaled mails to router log entries – helpful for reporting and event monitoring.

Profile

Parameter
Router_EnableCountersInLog
Category
Mail / Router
Component
Server
Available since
12.0
Supported versions
12.0, 14.0, 14.5, 14.5.1
GUI equivalent
notes.ini only (no GUI)
Possible values
0 = off (default), 1 = add counters to log lines

Description

For reporting and monitoring tools that evaluate the router log, the bare routing entries are often too thin – you want to see directly how many mails were transferred, rejected, or journaled. Router_EnableCountersInLog=1 adds exactly these counters to router log lines. This makes it possible to derive volume trends, anti-spam effectiveness, or journaling activity straight from the logs, without having to poll statistics via show stat mail.* periodically.

Example configuration

Router_EnableCountersInLog=1

Notes & pitfalls

  • Slightly increases log volume – take into account on very chatty servers.
  • Takes effect after a router restart (tell router quit / load router).
  • Pairs with Log_MailRouting, MAIL_LOG_TO_MISCEVENTS.
  • For accurate capacity monitoring, additionally collect show stat mail.* and show stat smtp.*.
  • For SIEM integration, counters in log lines are often easier to parse than stat snapshots.