Mail generated using is spooled for later delivery. By default ColdFusion checks for spooled files once a minute, but this value can be changed using the ColdFusion Administrator. If you generate small amounts of e-mail then this value can safely be lowered for more immediate mail delivery....
To test if a structure member exists, the IsDefined() function may be used to check for structure.member. However, if the member name contains special or invalid characters (for example, spaces) then IsDefined() cannot be used, and you should use the StructKeyExists() function instead. (Applies to:...
RDS is the mechanism by which ColdFusion Studio users remotely access files, directories, datasources, and more. To troubleshoot RDS specific problems you should check for errors in the rdsservice.log file. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)
ColdFusion 5 gives you the option of logging errors in CF4.5 format (the format changed in v5). This option is primarily available for backwards compatibility, so unless you need to use the log files with older utilities it should not be used as older log files cannot be browsed using the...
Custom Tags are such an important part of ColdFusion, that a special log file is generated specifically to help troubleshoot Custom Tag related problems - log file customtag.log logs any errors generated during Custom tag processing. (Applies to: ColdFusion 3 or later)
If you are using ColdFusion in distributed mode (ColdFusion and the Web server running on separate machines) then a special log file is created to help diagnose problems. Log file remote.log logs any messages reported by the Network Listener Module (cfdist). (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)
Changing the basic RDS password? You must restart the RDS service once the password has been changed for the change to take effect. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)
ColdFusion features two security modes - basic and advanced. If advanced security is enabled, basic security is automatically disabled - and this means that the basic logins for the ColdFusion Administrator and RDS will be disabled too. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)
If mail logging is enabled to diagnose and troubleshoot problems, two log files may be created, and you should check them both. mail.log will contain any errors returned by the SMTP server, while mailsent.log will contain any errors generated by ColdFusion. (Applies to: ColdFusion All)
ColdFusion running on Unix boxes (Linux, Solaris, HP-UX) creates two log files specific to that platform. server.stdout contains the standard output of the ColdFusion process (cfserver), and rdsservice.stdout contains the standard output of the RDS process (cfrdsservice). (Applies to: ColdFusion...