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Although you can modify the format of the VolanoChat server access log, as described in the Log Files Chapter, one of the most useful formats is the Extended Common Log Format. This format makes the VolanoChat access log look just like a Web server's access log file. For example, using this Web log format, each access to the chat server is recorded like the following two entries:
207.215.220.70 - - [12/May/1998:00:02:25 PDT] "GET http://chat.volano.net/vcclient/ HTTP/2.1.0" 408 9316 "http://www.volano.com/chat.html" "Netscape Communications Corporation/1.1.2 API/45.3 (Windows 95/4.0 x86) http://home.netscape.com/" 2865 -
208.254.18.208 - - [12/May/1998:00:03:31 PDT] "GET http://chat.volano.net/vcclient/ HTTP/2.1.0" 200 62912 "http://www.volano.com/chat.html" "Microsoft Corp./1.0.2 API/45.3 (Windows 95/4.0 x86) http://www.microsoft.com/" 7091 -
Using this format, you can use the same tools which analyzes your Web logs to generate statistical reports for your VolanoChat server as well. For example, here is a statistical report generated by the Analog program for the demonstration server on Volano's Web site:
You can also set up scripts so that your analysis program sends you daily reports automatically by e-mail, as shown by the following sample:
Of course, you can use your analysis tools to generated reports for any period of time you prefer, such as by day, week, month, or year.
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