Windows log file monitor that supports custom events (eg. sending an email when it detects the string "ERROR")

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Published on 2012-06-25T09:13:11Z Indexed on 2012/06/25 9:17 UTC
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I know this question has been asked several times before but I can't seem to find a solution for my requirements.

I currently use BareTail, which works wonderfully except that it doesn't support custom events besides line highlighting. I'm also trying TailForWin32. It has a SMTP plugin but it seems to be in beta status, and the highlighting seems limited. It also doesn't handle rolling log files very well (a blocking dialog box pops up, whereas BareTail just rolls over naturally).

All I really need is something like BareTail that supports custom events. First prize would be a tool with a plugin-based architecture so I can use my own messaging plugins, but anything that supports SMTP mail would be fine as well.

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