where are my email logs files?

mstarcom · 11-28-2007, 01:40 PM

I am trying to find the email log file that would have info on users downloading their pop mail. Our email is hosted on a server running apache. I am not sure the exact version of mail software running, but when I telnet to the mail server the response I get is this "+OK POP3 [nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn] v2003.83rh server ready." What folder will I find the e-mail logs in? And what information is in them? Can I see the ip addresses of the computers that downloaded mail?

osgpcq · 11-28-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mstarcom

I am trying to find the email log file that would have info on users downloading their pop mail. Our email is hosted on a server running apache. I am not sure the exact version of mail software running, but when I telnet to the mail server the response I get is this "+OK POP3 [nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn] v2003.83rh server ready." What folder will I find the e-mail logs in? And what information is in them? Can I see the ip addresses of the computers that downloaded mail?

Hi,
Without the os it's a little hard to answer, try this one (works with a lot of UNIX os)
Look in the directory /var/log (or /var/adm, or ...)
cd /var/log
grep -i pop *

You could have a look in the /etc/syslog.conf to see where the log could be.

Regards

mstarcom · 11-28-2007, 03:45 PM

The server is not on site, but at the provider, so I only have limmited access via a web based file manager. I looked for log files in the suggested location, but did not come up with anything. Additionaly I dont have a syslog.conf in my etc folder. What information can I provide that would direct us to the correct location?