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Monitoring and downloading log messages

Monitoring and downloading log messages

Once you have configured your log settings, you can view the generated reports from the log data.

  1. Go to Monitor > Log, and click the corresponding tab according to which type of log you want to view: System Event, Mail Event, AntiVirus, AntiSpam, or Encryption.
  2. Double-click an entry to view its log details.
  3. To download a backup of a log report, click List from any of the log monitor tabs.
  4. All the log entries are compiled into log reports, each with a Start Time and End Time in accordance to your log settings defined earlier.

  5. Select a log report and click Download. Reports can be downloaded in the following formats:
    • Normal Format: A log file that can be viewed with a plain text editor such as Microsoft Notepad.
    • CSV Format: A comma-separated value (.csv) file that can be viewed in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel.
    • Compressed Format: A log file like the Normal Format but compressed as a .gz archive.

Monitoring and downloading log messages

Monitoring and downloading log messages

Once you have configured your log settings, you can view the generated reports from the log data.

  1. Go to Monitor > Log, and click the corresponding tab according to which type of log you want to view: System Event, Mail Event, AntiVirus, AntiSpam, or Encryption.
  2. Double-click an entry to view its log details.
  3. To download a backup of a log report, click List from any of the log monitor tabs.
  4. All the log entries are compiled into log reports, each with a Start Time and End Time in accordance to your log settings defined earlier.

  5. Select a log report and click Download. Reports can be downloaded in the following formats:
    • Normal Format: A log file that can be viewed with a plain text editor such as Microsoft Notepad.
    • CSV Format: A comma-separated value (.csv) file that can be viewed in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel.
    • Compressed Format: A log file like the Normal Format but compressed as a .gz archive.