On Wednesday 22 January 2003 16:40, Narins, Josh wrote: > I know I had help figuring this out a couple years ago, but I don't > remember, and it's impossible to google (the dashes are stripped if you > try).
You can google for it (Query: debian syslog "--MARK--"). One result: http://lists.debian.org/debian-isp/2000/debian-isp-200010/msg00081.html To repeat what's said there: this message tells you that your system was alive enough to write to the log at that time. You can reconstruct downtimes from it. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of > the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended > recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, > dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should > not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy > any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as > an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be > guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that > this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon > as such. All information is subject to change without notice. Holy dork, those things are getting longer! -- Got Backup? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]