NAME

       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 administrator, usenet.  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 revision 1.1, dated 1996/10/29.

SEE ALSO

       innd(8) innstat(8) news.daily(8), newslog(5), nnrpd(8), scanlogs(8).

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