How do I get rid of the two dashes between syslog-ng output and the actual message? I've tried this: template("$ISODATE $MESSAGE\n") but I still get "--" between the date and my message. current message output: 2004-01-10T09:18:52+0100 -- my_lovely_message desired message output: 2004-01-10T09:18:52+0100 my_lovely_message _________________________________________________________________ E-mail just got a whole lot better. New ninemsn Premium. Click here http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp