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reference:diagnostics [2012/07/19 17:17] – created simonreference:diagnostics [2012/07/20 10:31] – temp/error files simon
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 The **General** tab allows you to specify the directory where VPOP3 will store the log files, change settings for the main VPOP3 log file, and preview some important log files. The **General** tab allows you to specify the directory where VPOP3 will store the log files, change settings for the main VPOP3 log file, and preview some important log files.
  
-**Log Path**: Since version 5, the default location is the //**_logs**// folder, within the VPOP3 directory. //e.g. C:\VPOP3\_logs//\\+**Log Path**<nowiki>*</nowiki>: Since version 5, the default location is the //**_logs**// folder, within the VPOP3 directory. //e.g. C:\VPOP3\_logs//\\
 **Log Level**: How much is logged into the main diagnostic file, //vpop3.log// (Setting this to **Full Logging** may cause VPOP3 to run more slowly, but this is rarely noticeable).\\ **Log Level**: How much is logged into the main diagnostic file, //vpop3.log// (Setting this to **Full Logging** may cause VPOP3 to run more slowly, but this is rarely noticeable).\\
 **Maximum log size**: How large (in kilobytes) //vpop3.log// will be allowed to grow, before it is archived as //vpop3.lbk// **Maximum log size**: How large (in kilobytes) //vpop3.log// will be allowed to grow, before it is archived as //vpop3.lbk//
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   * **View SMTP Rules Log** - //smtprules.log//   * **View SMTP Rules Log** - //smtprules.log//
   * **View Virus Scanner Log** - //viruscan.log//   * **View Virus Scanner Log** - //viruscan.log//
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 +* //This setting does not affect certain log files, such as **exceptions.log**, which VPOP3 writes to when there is a significant performance issue, or a crash is imminent. To save time, and therefore increase the likelihood of VPOP3 being able to record the event, it will only look for **exceptions.log** in the root of the VPOP3 directory.//
  
 ====Session Logs==== ====Session Logs====
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 ====Temporary/Archived Files==== ====Temporary/Archived Files====
 +The **Temporary/Archived Files** tab allows you to enable a specific kind of logging, that is rarely (but occasionally) applicable in recent versions of VPOP3.\\
 +Because the files are now of very limited use, we do not recommend enabling these options, unless our Support team have specifically told you to do so.
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 +When these settings are enabled, VPOP3 will rename certain redundant files, instead of deleting them, so they can be inspected afterwards.
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 +There are three checkboxes:
 +  * **Keep Temporary Files** (Rename files to D*.DAT instead of deleting them)
 +  * **Automatically delete Temporary Files after** [-] **days** - //sets a maximum time for retaining old files, to limit the storage of old data//
 +  * **Archive Error Files** - //retain files that may contain important diagnostic information, related to an error//
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 +There are two buttons, which will remove all retained temporary and error files:
 +  * **Delete All Temporary Files Now**
 +  * **Delete All Archive Files Now**
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 ====Log File Sizes==== ====Log File Sizes====
reference/diagnostics.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/14 10:45 by 127.0.0.1

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