Trace-Logging to Verify TFS mail sending status

Trace-Logging to Verify TFS mail sending status
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On a server with both TFS(Beta3) AND TeamBuild both installed.

Per following link:

http://blogs.msdn.com/psheill/archive/2005/11/28/497662.aspx notification_id=201283&message_id=201283

I open on TFS Server: SrBuild

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server\Web Services\Web.config

and I edit as follows in accordance with supporting link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemdiagnosticsdefaulttracelistenerclasstopic.asp

<system.diagnostics>
<assert assertuienabled="false" />


<switches>
<add name="API" value="0" />
<add name="Authentication" value="0" />
<add name="Authorization" value="0" />
<add name="Database" value="0" />
<add name="General" value="3" />

<add name="EqtTraceLevel" value="0" />

<add name="traceLevel" value="1" />

<add name="eSwitch" value="1" />
</switches>
<trace autoflush="false" indentsize="4" >
<listeners>
<add name="myListener" type="System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener" initializeData="c:\tracelogs\myListener.log" />
<remove type="System.Diagnostics.DefaultTraceListener"/>
</listeners>

</trace>
</system.diagnostics>

I go to root C:\tracelogs drive in Windows Explorer and right click - selecting Properties:

Add TFS service account TESTLAB\builder to Security tab and share permissions with Full Access.

I start a build and it completes successfully.

I check the directoy C:\tracelogs on the build server and it is empty.

Just to be extra thorough I do a SEARCH on the entire hard drive of TFS Server SRBUILD
for all *.log files with time-stamps in the range of todays date 2/21/06.

I do however find: w3wpStsAppPool1.log under C:\Windows\Temp

3 02/01 12:17:41 1856 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/06 16:07:31 2464 Windows SharePoint Services log file
0 02/06 17:12:12 2932 The Web site that is referenced here is not in the configuration database.
0 02/06 17:22:43 2932 The Web site that is referenced here is not in the configuration database.
3 02/07 10:54:46 1744 Windows SharePoint Services log file
0 02/07 10:54:48 1744 The Web site that is referenced here is not in the configuration database.
3 02/10 13:57:12 2600 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/10 15:31:11 956 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/10 16:19:19 4012 Windows SharePoint Services log file
0 02/10 16:45:10 2284 The Web site that is referenced here is not in the configuration database.
3 02/13 11:08:45 3448 Windows SharePoint Services log file
0 02/13 14:51:05 3448 The Web site that is referenced here is not in the configuration database.
3 02/14 11:04:57 4296 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/15 12:12:29 1036 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/16 08:40:23 4296 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/17 07:21:05 3648 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/20 10:21:43 3420 Windows SharePoint Services log file
3 02/21 07:57:34 3348 Windows SharePoint Services log file

And I note that I have taken w3wp process exceptions on Build.Notification earlier.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: TFS Services
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3043
Date: 2/20/2006
Time: 3:00:47 PM
User: N/A
Computer: SRBUILD
Description:
An unexpected condition has occurred in a Team Foundation component. The information contained here should be made available to your site administrative staff.
Technical Information (for the administrative staff):
Date (UTC): 2/20/2006 9:00:46 PM
Machine: SRBUILD
Application Domain: /LM/W3SVC/2/Root/services-4-127849426291571793
Assembly: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a; v2.0.50727
Process Details:
Process Name: w3wp
Process Id: 1060
Thread Id: 2256
Account name: SRBUILD\builder

Detailed Message: TF50285: Exception matching subscription: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.SubscriptionOnServer: System.Threading.ThreadAbortException: Thread was being aborted.
at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.BuildNotificationFilter.RemoveRestrictedContent(String server, String[] userList, XmlDocument eventCopy, Restriction[]& restrictions)
at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.NotificationCenter.FilterNotification(EventOnServer e, WebServiceNotification notification, SubscriptionOnServer s)
at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.NotificationCenter.Notify(EventOnServer e)
Exception Message: Thread was being aborted. (type ThreadAbortException)

Exception Stack Trace: at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.BuildNotificationFilter.RemoveRestrictedContent(String server, String[] userList, XmlDocument eventCopy, Restriction[]& restrictions)
at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.NotificationCenter.FilterNotification(EventOnServer e, WebServiceNotification notification, SubscriptionOnServer s)
at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.NotificationCenter.Notify(EventOnServer e)

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Just for fun I open OutLook express and send Email to smtpServer: 10.1.3.8 with service
accounts builder@identix.com AND builder@testlab.local and builder@SRBUILD and they all get through to my
PC client Email.

Still NO Email from TFS Build Notify and NO trace-log to get insight into what

is stopping the TFS Build.Notification.

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QUESTION: What is wrong with C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server\Web Services\Web.config
modifications per the instructions of the two web pages to change
<add name="General" value="3" />

and add the trace block as follows:

</trace>

in <system.diagnostics>

>>>

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