[syslog-ng] How to configure mail alerts

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I had looked at this page several times, and I didn't realize the perl script on the page referenced by "Use this perl script to strip off the..." was the same as what was in the configuration file. It is working. Thank you very much.

--- On Tue, 6/30/09, Siem Korteweg <Siem.Korteweg at qnh.nl> wrote:

> From: Siem Korteweg <Siem.Korteweg at qnh.nl>
> Subject: Re: [syslog-ng] How to configure mail alerts
> To: "Syslog-ng users' and developers' mailing list" <syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu>
> Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 12:37 AM
> Have a look at: http://www.campin.net/newlogcheck.html
> 
> regards,
> 
> Siem Korteweg
> 
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> Verzonden: ma 29-6-2009 22:25
> Aan: syslog-ng at lists.balabit.hu
> Onderwerp: [syslog-ng] How to configure mail alerts
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> 
> This is a pretty basic question, but I'm stumped as to what
> to install to get
> email alerts. The configuration is simple, but in the
> sample configs I've run
> across, I've seen something similar to the following:
> 
> destination mail-alert-perl {
> program("/usr/local/bin/syslog-mail-perl"); };
> 
> I've installed perl-Parse-Syslog-1.10-1.el4.rf.noarch.rpm
> and
> perl-Parse-Syslog-Mail-0.14-1.el4.rf.noarch.rpm, but
> nothing remotely close
> has been installed. Can someone please point me in the
> right direction?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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