[OFFTOPIC] Re: What is the --MARK-- ?

Aaron Tiensivu (tiensivu@pilot.msu.edu)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 12:27:15 -0500

> RTFM: man syslogd:
>
> -m interval
> The syslogd logs a mark timestamp regularly. The
> default interval between two -- MARK -- lines is 20
> minutes. This can be changed with this option.

This is what I don't understand.. the only function of this message is to cause
confusion for 99% of the users and putting "-- MARK --" in the system logs just
to show that the system is actually still alive is pretty useless and just
takes up disk space. Sure, you can turn it off, but I really think it should be
off by default.

I always rip the code out of syslogd whenever I compile it, and I'd bet a lot
of others do too.

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