How to read Raw Access Log files?

[vikenk]

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to download and read my RAW access logs (not FTP) but I can't figure out how. I download the file (which is in GZ format). It opens with Winzip. Inside, there is a file with my domain name that ends in a .com extension. For example: mydomainname.com

When I click on this, the MS-DOS box opens up and says that the file format is no good. Obviously, I'm missing something here. Do I need a special reader or something?

Thanks.

Viken K.

[Early Out]

Once you've extracted it with WinZip, open it with any text editor - it's just a text file. (It might be too big for Notepad, however.)

Edit: Notepad doesn't like the newline characters in those files, making them tough to read. My favorite text editor is NoteTab Light (http://www.notetab.com/ntl.php), a freebie.

[vikenk]

Once you've extracted it with WinZip, open it with any text editor - it's just a text file. (It might be too big for Notepad, however.)

Edit: Notepad doesn't like the newline characters in those files, making them tough to read. My favorite text editor is NoteTab Light (http://www.notetab.com/ntl.php), a freebie.

Ahhhh. OK! I opened it up in MS-Word with no problems. Thanks!