The pmg-log-tracker extracts information out of the syslog to match all entries related to a single mail. It does so by using the PID of 'smtpd' entries in the log as key for the SEntry structs. The QID, an ID consisting of at least 2 all upper case hex digits, is used for both QEntry structs and FEntry structs. As a rule of thumb, SEntrys are used wherever the services 'postscreen' and 'smtpd' are involved. QEntrys on the other hand are only used when a queue is involved (e.g. after-queue filtering passing the postscreen checks, before-queue filtering when the mail is 'accepted'). FEntrys are used whenever the filter (pmg-smtp-filter) is involved. The typical flow of a mail (after-queue): 1. postscreen (NOQUEUE -> mail finished) 2. smtpd (pid matching) 3. cleanup -> qmgr (mail in queue, QID matching) 4. pmg-smtp-filter (rule system, accept/block, long (Q)ID matching) 5. lmtp/smtp/local/error (QID matching, filter ID matching in lmtp) 6. qmgr ('removed') 7. smtpd ('disconnected from') Both 6 and 7 are required before the mail can be printed completely. 6 and 7 can be logged in arbitrary order. The typical flow of a mail (before-queue): 1. postscreen (NOQUEUE -> mail finished) 2. smtpd 1 (pid matching) 3. pmg-smtp-filter (rule system, accept/block, long (Q)ID matching) - on accept match the QID 4. smtpd 2 (pid matching) 5. (optional, only on 'accept') cleanup -> qmgr (mail in queue, QID matching) 6. (optional, only on 'accept') smtp (QID matching) 7. (optional, only on 'accept') qmgr ('removed') 8. smtpd 2 ('disconnect from') 9. smtpd 1 (proxy-accept/proxy-reject, filter (Q)ID matching) 10. smtpd 1 ('disconnect from') 7, 8 and 10 are required before the mail can be printed completely. 7, 8 and 10 can be logged in arbitrary order.