Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!cyclone01.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf01.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe24.ams2.POSTED!00000000!not-for-mail From: Ian Hamilton Subject: Re: Limiting the the size of log files Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.programmer Message-ID: <51bb8e9e6dIan.Hamilton@AAUG.Net> References: <51bb7caea6bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <51bb8c2ee0bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> User-Agent: Pluto/3.04e (RISC-OS/5.16) NewsHound/v1.52-32 Lines: 27 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.44.196.65 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe24.ams2 1301401656 82.44.196.65 (Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:27:36 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:27:36 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:26:10 +0100 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.acorn.programmer:122 In article <51bb8c2ee0bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>, Bob Latham wrote: > In article , > Jeremy Nicoll - news posts > wrote: > > Yes... There's no point in throwing away log info; if you do you'll > > then find you need it. [Snip] > I take your point. I just find that if I don't keep trimming these > files by hand backups take ages backing up huge log files. [Snip] > The application in question does not appear to offer any log file > management facilities. > If by any chance the application is !Hermes, you could look at my !Debatcher program which includes trimming the logs as one of the options. Ian -- Ian Hamilton (Iyonix RO5) http://www.hamiltoni.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/