# log4net
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# Introduction

Apache log4net is a sub project of the Apache Logging Services project. 
Apache log4net graduated from the Apache Incubator in February 2007.
Web site: http://logging.apache.org/log4net

# Documentation

For the latest documentation see the log4net web site at:
http://logging.apache.org/log4net

## Extensions

- [log4net.Ext.Mail](https://www.nuget.org/packages/log4net.Ext.Mail) - MailKit-based SMTP appender for sending log events via email (recommended replacement for the deprecated SmtpAppender)

# Contributing

log4net development happens on [Github](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net)
and on our [mailing list](https://logging.apache.org/support.html).
Please join the mailing list and discuss bigger changes before working on them.

For bigger changes we must ask you to sign a [Contributor License Agreement](http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas).

# Developing

log4net targets net462 and netstandard2.0. 

Please see 
- [CONTRIBUTING.md](doc/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [BUILDING.md](doc/BUILDING.md)
- [RELEASING.md](doc/RELEASING.md)
