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[Richard Gaskin]

jim sims wrote:
> My log files include result status code ("200" meaning success, "404"  
> not found, etc) and also bytes transferred, and a few other items.
> 
> I've seen some cases where the status says "200" but the bytes do not  
> match the size of the file. Some cases where it appears that a bot starts
> to download and then drops it.
> 
> When you parse raw logs, as you say above, do you take all these items
> into consideration or do you check for the file name only and just  
> track that?

Can't say I've ever bothered; I tend to go by the result code only.

How frequently does that happen on your servers?

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