From: Darren Cook (darren_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-22 18:22:20
> filter to throw stuff away by content. Before accepting a log event,
> check if the sender has been flooding you. Aggregating of data might be
> helpful (last message was repeated x times, instead of logging a
> sequence of events combine them to one log event if they occur within
> some time window).
I forgot about that: I'd class it as a "nice but not essential" feature.
syslog does it and it makes skimming logs easier.
Darren