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Asked: 2026-05-21T07:43:26+00:00

I want to add tracing capabilities to my messaging application. Each message I use

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I want to add tracing capabilities to my messaging application. Each message I use has an unique identifier which is carried on to subsequent messages (messages spawned by the original message).

To be able to monitor the lifetime behavior of a message across multiple processes and potentially servers I want to use the log4net remoting appender.

I could use one logger and encode the message ID in the message itself:

  • Logger: "MessageLivetime" Message: "SomeId | message text")

However I thought it would be smart if I created a logger per message:

  • Logger: "MessageLivetime.SomeId" Message: "message text")

However since the LogManager class hast no method to remove a logger I worry about running into problems because thousands of abandoned loggers will be created.

Can someone with more insight to log4net give me a hint if this approach is viable?

I already found context properties. Are they be a better option? And how do I write to the event context?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t see any benefit in including the ID within the logger itself. It feels the wrong way round to me.

    This tutorial on logging contexts may help you. Assuming everything for a single message occurs in a single thread, you can set a context property for the message ID, use an appropriate logging format, and the message ID will just appear in the logs for you.

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