Sendmail™ logs its activity through
syslog. You need to set your
LogLevel to 9 or
higher. Versions 8.10.x and higher of Sendmail™ are supported.
Example 9.6. Sendmail™ Log Sample
Oct 29 14:46:13 mailhost sendmail[19504]: alias database /etc/aliases \
rebuilt by root
Oct 29 14:46:13 mailhost sendmail[19504]: /etc/aliases: 40 aliases, \
longest 10 bytes, 395 bytes total
Oct 29 14:52:33 mailhost sendmail[19584]: alias database /etc/aliases \
rebuilt by root
Oct 29 14:52:33 mailhost sendmail[19584]: /etc/aliases: 40 aliases, \
longest 10 bytes, 395 bytes total
Oct 29 15:00:00 mailhost sendmail[19633]: f9U000Y19633: from=root, \
size=257, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<john.doe.1@1.mail.example.com>, \
relay=john.doe.2@2.mail.example.com
Oct 29 15:00:00 mailhost sendmail[19633]: f9U000Y19633: to=root, \
ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, \
pri=30257, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
Oct 29 16:00:00 mailhost sendmail[19672]: f9U100619672: from=root, size=257, \
class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<john.doe.3@1.mail.example.com>, \
relay=john.doe.2@2.mail.example.com
Oct 29 16:00:00 mailhost sendmail[19672]: f9U100619672: to=root, \
ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, \
pri=30257, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
Oct 29 17:00:00 mailhost sendmail[19696]: f9U200V19696: from=root, \
size=257, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<john.doe.4@1.mail.example.com>, \
relay=john.doe.2@2.mail.example.com
Oct 29 17:00:00 mailhost sendmail[19696]: f9U200V19696: to=root, \
ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, \
pri=30257, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent