Technical

This is a tool from MS that allows you to do SQL like queries against almost any log, including Event Logs!
 
Download the tool from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en
 
The Unofficial Log Parser Support Site
http://www.logparser.com/

 

List of some good queries and general How to use article:
http://linuxlore.blogspot.com/2006/11/howto-use-microsofts-logparser-to.html

Note: Most of this content is from the logparser.chm (help file).

 

Great MS Exchange Team blog post on using this tool with E2k7 logs: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/11/12/447515.aspx

 

 

Query Builder for Exchange 2003 message tracking logs:

 

Here's another log search and export tool (w/ a GUI) for message tracking logs:

 

And their is always WinGrep:

http://anonymoos.com/logparser.php