---
name: "exim2dlf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/exim2dlf"
---

# exim2dlf(1)

convert exim logfiles to dlf format

## NAME

exim2dlf - convert exim logfiles to dlf format

## SYNOPSIS

**exim2dlf**

## DESCRIPTION

**exim2dlf** converts a Exim logfile to DLF format.  Information on the exim Mail Transport Agent can be found on http://www.exim.org/ . The generic email dlf format is described in email.xml.

## EXAMPLES

To process a log as produced by Exim

```
 $ exim2dlf < mail.log
```

exim2dlf will be rarely used on its own, but is more likely called by lr\_log2report:

```
 $ lr_log2report exim < /var/log/mail.log
```

## SEE ALSO

**exim**(1), [**postfix2dlf**(1)](/postfix2dlf/1.md), [**sendmail2dlf**(1)](/sendmail2dlf/1.md), [**qmail2dlf**(1)](/qmail2dlf/1.md)

## VERSION

`$Id:` exim2dlf.in,v 1.24 2009/01/18 10:58:51 wraay Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

## AUTHOR

Egon Willighagen \<egonw@logreport.org\>