> I believe that if syslog output is enabled on the command line then
> fort should be able to not report these useless messages about
> switching the output back and forward.
>
> Also, there is no point in reporting in syslog that messages are
> being sent to syslog and on the console that messages are being sent
> to the console because this is self-evident.
Looking back at the history, it seems these messages were born because
a long time ago, sys-logging was hardcoded to "server" mode, while
console "logging" was tied to "standalone" mode. Default was "server,"
which meant a newcomer who managed to kickstart Fort in the foreground
with minimal arguments ended up with a validator that, on account of
looking silent, seemed to be doing absolutely nothing.
Given than logmode and runmode are completely independent now, and log
output defaults to "console," it would appear that these messages are,
as a matter of fact, completely useless.