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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
+
+<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j='http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/'>
+
+  <appender name="DEFAULT" class="org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender">
+
+    <param name="File" value="log/datastore_server_log.txt"/>
+    <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>
+
+    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%t] %c - %m%n"/>
+    </layout>
+  
+  </appender>
+
+  <appender name="STDOUT" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
+     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+       <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%t] %c - %m%n"/>
+     </layout>
+  </appender>
+
+  <appender name="NULL" class="org.apache.log4j.varia.NullAppender" />
+
+  <appender name="EMAIL" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender">
+
+    <param name="BufferSize" value="512" />
+    <param name="SMTPHost" value="localhost" />
+    <param name="From" value="datastore_server@localhost" />
+    <param name="To" value="root@localhost" />
+    <param name="Subject" value="ATTENTION: etl server" />
+    <param name="EvaluatorClass" value="ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.AlwaysTrueTriggeringEventEvaluator" />
+
+    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%t] %c - %m%n"/>
+    </layout>
+  
+    <!--filter class="org.apache.log4j.varia.LevelRangeFilter">
+      <param name="LevelMin" value="ERROR"/>
+      <param name="LevelMax" value="FATAL"/>
+    </filter-->
+  
+  </appender>
+
+  <category name="NOTIFY">
+    <priority value="info" />
+    <appender-ref ref="EMAIL" />
+  </category>    
+  
+  <root>
+    <priority value="info" />
+    <appender-ref ref="DEFAULT" />
+  </root>
+  
+</log4j:configuration>