/var/log/messages

[david walcroft <d_j_w46@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How do I pull this type of message out and place into a directory 
[bpalogin]

Dec 19 09:12:58 reddwarf bpalogin[1965]: Error binding auth socket - Bad 
file descriptor
Dec 19 09:12:58 reddwarf bpalogin[1965]: Sleeping for 60 seconds
Dec 19 09:42:59 reddwarf bpalogin[1965]: Auth host = 
sm-server.qld.bigpond.net.au:5050
Dec 19 09:42:59 reddwarf bpalogin[1965]: Listening on port 5050

I get a lot of these they fill up 'messages'.

    Thanks   david