improvements for the logging package

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    >> It does, in the "in-development" version of the documentation. Sorry it
    >> was not in the 2.4 releases :-(

    Thomas> Maybe it can be backported to 2.4.2 - is there still time for that?

Changed now in CVS.  When 2.4.2 is released it should be there.

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