NAME

     writelog - add a entry to an INN log file.

SYNOPSIS

     writelog name text...

DESCRIPTION

     The writelog script is used to write a log entry or send  it
     as  mail.   The name parameter specifies the name of the log
     file where the entry should be written.  If it is  the  word
     ``mail'' then the entry is mailed to the news administrator,
     usenet.  The data that is written or sent  consists  of  the
     text  given  on the command line, followed by standard input
     indented by four spaces.  Shlock(1) is used to avoid  simul-
     taneous updates to a single log file.

HISTORY

     Written by Landon Curt Noll <chongo@toad.com> and Rich  $alz
     <rsalz@uunet.uu.net>  for  InterNetNews.   This  is revision
     1.1, dated 1996/10/29.

SEE ALSO

     innd(8)  innstat(8)  news.daily(8),  newslog(5),   nnrpd(8),
     scanlogs(8).