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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1998
Colin Scott Dawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael Allen Kaczmarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Bonnie Jean Vining, Tucson, AZ (US);
Donald Paul Warren, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a method, embodiable in computer readable program code, and a system for providing server-to-server event logging. A server-to-server event message is generated including 1) an event identifier, 2) any text insert pertinent to the event message, and 3) a source trail indicating the origin and history of the event, the source trail comprising an identifier of any server forwarding the event, each identifier separated by a special character, so that the origin and any subsequently transmitting servers may be known. Further, the source trail of a received server-to-server event message is parsed to determine each identifier in the source trail, and the event message transmitted to a receiving server only if the receiving server identifier is absent from the parsed source trail, thus preventing any loops which might cause the event to be repeated. Additionally, a receiving server has a listing of events by event identifier with corresponding text messages in the text language of the receiving server. The received event identifier is found in the listing, and the receiving server logs the event, using the identified text message in the listing in the text language of the receiving server, and employing the text inserts.