Starting off, it is important not to loose any dhcp messages, especially during log rotation. My first thought on this would be to add a fifo to syslog.conf and slup from it, like: # perl -ne 'm/.../ && WWW::Curl ...' < /var/log/messages.fifo Does anyone see a more proper way? tail -F / -f could both miss messages during log rotation (please correct me if I am wrong) What are some of the problems that could be manifested in syslog if the fifo consumer stops consuming or has other issues? -Jason -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00.