httpd -v Server version: Apache/1.3.33 (Darwin) Server built: Jan 30 2006 03:08:20 From my httpd.conf: LogFormat "%v %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User- Agent}i\"" virtual Snip of a few log lines: pokey.example.com 59.92.230.64 - - [22/Jan/2008:08:14:19 -0800] "GET / \" + gaJsHost + \"google-analytics.com/ga.js HTTP/1.1" 400 376 "-" "-" pokey.example.com 59.92.230.64 - - [22/Jan/2008:08:15:56 -0800] "GET / os-x-finder-tutorial-and-customizations-part-5/\" + gaJsHost + \"google-analytics.com/ga.js HTTP/1.1" 400 376 "-" "-" pokey.example.com 125.34.153.138 - - [23/Jan/2008:14:12:51 -0800] "GET /experiment-modify-customize/\" + gaJsHost + \"google- analytics.com/ga.js HTTP/1.1" 400 376 "-" "-" These show up as errors in my stats software, (summary.net) The developer stated the following: Something strange is going on. Spaces are flat out illegal in requests, yet that request has spaces in it, in addition to the double quotes. Apache is inconsistant in it's logging of requests with invalid characters in them. It is possible to work around the double quote problem, but it is impossible to work around the spaces without adding a log fixing process with some other tool between Apache and Summary. I do not mind working out a parsing routing to clean the bad lines up, if they are indeed bad. Ideally, I would like to find out where the issue is, and prevent this from happening, as it is now, my stats are devalued as a result of the lines. I really do not want to have to send my logs to a separate parser just to keep them clean. The apache docs on what the tokens stand for are clear, what I can not find out is a clear definition of how the logs format should be. If space is a delimiter, I can understand how the above examples are indeed going to be hard to parse out correctly. Thanks in advance. -- Scott talklists@xxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx