@node Log
@cindex log format
@cindex logging
@cindex recfile
@pindex recutils
@unnumbered Log format

Log is a plaintext file consisting of
@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/, recfile} records. It can be
read by human, but it is better to use either @command{@ref{nncp-log}},
or @command{recutils} utilities for selecting and formatting the required
fields.

Two example records from it:

@verbatim
When: 2021-08-07T20:30:49.042460622Z
Who: sp-file-done
Node: BYRRQUULEHINPKEFN7CHMSHR5I5CK7PMX5HQNCYERTBAR4BOCG6Q
Nice: 255
Type: file
XX: rx
Pkt: VQFR6KXC5N4UGL3HKKJKPXE4TN3G4UQGFXQTEYFZ7ZZIKWUVKOGA
Size: 5229
FullSize: 5229
Msg: Got packet VQFR6KXC5N4UGL3HKKJKPXE4TN3G4UQGFXQTEYFZ7ZZIKWUVKOGA 100% (5.1 KiB / 5.1 KiB): done

When: 2021-08-07T20:30:49.131766306Z
Who: rx
Node: BYRRQUULEHINPKEFN7CHMSHR5I5CK7PMX5HQNCYERTBAR4BOCG6Q
Pkt: VQFR6KXC5N4UGL3HKKJKPXE4TN3G4UQGFXQTEYFZ7ZZIKWUVKOGA
Nice: 96
Size: 4741
Type: exec
Dst: sendmail stargrave@stargrave.org
Msg: Got exec from gw to sendmail stargrave@stargrave.org (4.6 KiB)
@end verbatim