We've recently switched to SmarterMail from Mdaemon, and am quite happy about that move. However, one thing that we liked and took advantage of from Mdaemon was the fact that their log files actually had the subject line of the email being sent embedded in their log files for the transaction that was going on at the time.

 

We have a few e-newsletters that are BPA audited, which simply means we have our mailing list verified. We say we're sending to 15,791 people, and the log files match that. It helps with gaining advertisements.

 

We would take period of days, and supply the log files to the auditor, along with the subject of the email blast, and they would then be able to compare the numbers they find in the SMTP log with the subject line, versus the number we're telling our advertisers that we're sending to.

 

Unfortunately, with the switch to SmarterMail, we've lost this ability. We've come up with another solution for the time being, that parses the emails and tries to make heads or tails out of things - and not get confused with other email blasts that could be going on at the same time, but it's nowhere near accurate.

 

So, I'm suggesting the ability, maybe it could be an option for the people who don't need this added benefit?, to add the subject line to the SMTP log.

 

Thanks for the consideration!

 

 

Here is a sample of a transaction from Mdaemon's logs with the subject line reddened: