Bug#353962: [Logcheck-devel] Bug#353962: integrate courier file in logcheck-database

[Todd Troxell]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 09:00:15PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Jamie L. Penman-Smithson <jamie at silverdream.org> [2006.02.22.2055 +0100]:
> > So why should there be a logcheck-database package at all?
> 
> good question. in the long run there shouldn't be. although it could
> contain all the filters for standard messages, like kernel stuff.
> 
> > The reason there is a logcheck-database package is because some
> > maintainers don't know enough about regexp to create good enough
> > rules for logcheck, or in some cases because they don't really
> > want to.
> 
> then we help them.
> 
> > If the maintainer of courier wants to take over maintenance of
> > logcheck rules, that's good, however I don't see that this
> > warrants a  bug against either package. Unless some rules for
> > courier are incorrect?
> 
> it's a wishlist bug, no? that's what they are for.
> 
> courier already has its own rule files. thus it only makes sense.

Ahh ok.  Makes sense to pool our rules.  At first I thought you were
suggesting that we force a random subset of our rules upon another maintainer
:)

So, some collaboration is needed.

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Todd Troxell
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