diff --git a/servlog.c b/servlog.c
index d5f9c02e..a4e0ec47 100644
--- a/servlog.c
+++ b/servlog.c
@@ -82,6 +82,28 @@ typedef struct __LogLog {
 static pCaptureEntry pCapture = NULL;
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+static char* OutCodeToTxt(OutCode eOut)
+{
+  switch (eOut) {
+  case eInternal: return "Int"; /* internal */
+  case eCommand:  return "Cmd"; /* reserved, not used */
+  case eHWError:  return "ErH"; /* reserved, used only for SICSLog */
+  case eInError:  return "ErI"; /* reserved, used as a mark in the handling of output codes */
+  case eStatus:   return "Sta"; /* reserved, deprecated */
+  case eValue:    return "Val"; /* value reponse: copied into Tcl */
+  case eStart:    return "Beg"; /* start message */
+  case eFinish:   return "End"; /* finish message */
+  case eEvent:    return "Evt"; /* some callback messages */
+  case eWarning:  return "Wrn"; /* warnings */
+  case eError:    return "Err"; /* error: copied into Tcl */
+  case eHdbValue: return "HVa"; /* hipadaba value chnage */
+  case eHdbEvent: return "HEv"; /* Hipadaba event */
+  case eLog:      return "Log"; /* log message: is always written to client */
+  case eLogError: return "ErL"; /* error message to log: is always written to client */
+  }
+  return "???";
+}
+
 int KillCapture(SConnection * pCon)
 {
   pCaptureEntry pCurrent, pTemp;
@@ -325,7 +347,7 @@ static void SICSLogWriteFile(char *pText, OutCode eOut, struct timeval *tp)
 
     if (iLineCount == 0)
       fprintf(fLogFile, "%s: <<<open logfile>>>\n", timestamp(NULL));
-    fprintf(fLogFile, "%s: ", timestamp(tp));
+    fprintf(fLogFile, "%s:%s:", timestamp(tp), OutCodeToTxt(eOut));
     fprintf(fLogFile, "%s", pText);
     if (text_len < 1 || pText[text_len - 1] != '\n')
       fprintf(fLogFile, "\n");
@@ -351,6 +373,8 @@ void SICSLogWriteTime(char *pText, OutCode eOut, struct timeval *tp)
       buf[idx++] = '\0';
       SICSLogWriteFile(buf, eOut, tp);
       idx = 0;
+      buf[idx++] = '*';
+      buf[idx++] = ':';
     } else if (*cp == '\r') {
       buf[idx++] = '\\';
       buf[idx++] = 'r';
@@ -372,6 +396,8 @@ void SICSLogWriteTime(char *pText, OutCode eOut, struct timeval *tp)
       buf[idx++] = '\0';
       SICSLogWriteFile(buf, eOut, tp);
       idx = 0;
+      buf[idx++] = '*';
+      buf[idx++] = ':';
     }
   }
   if (idx > 0) {
@@ -521,29 +547,3 @@ void SICSLogPrintf(OutCode eOut, const char *fmt, ...)
   SICSLogWrite(buf, eOut);
   return;
 }
-
-/* Test of the logging facilities */
-int testLogCmd(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pInter, void *pData,
-               int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  char lbuf[2048];
-  char sbuf[1000];
-  int i;
-  SICSLogWrite("Multiline:\nLine 1\r\nLine 2\r\nLine 3\r\n", eStatus);
-  memset(lbuf, 0, sizeof(lbuf));
-  memset(sbuf, ' ', sizeof(sbuf));
-  SICSLogPrintf(eStatus, "Hexlog %d all zero bytes", sizeof(lbuf));
-  SICSLogWriteHex(lbuf, sizeof(lbuf), eStatus);
-  for (i = 0; i <= 128; ++i)
-    sbuf[i] = sbuf[sizeof(sbuf) - 1 - i] = i;
-  sbuf[sizeof(sbuf) / 2] = '!';
-  SICSLogPrintf(eStatus, "Hexlog %d mid space bytes", sizeof(sbuf));
-  SICSLogWriteHex(sbuf, sizeof(sbuf), eStatus);
-  for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i)
-    sbuf[i] = ' ' + (i % 96);
-  sbuf[sizeof(sbuf) - 1] = '\0';
-  SICSLogWrite("Very long line 1000 bytes", eStatus);
-  SICSLogWrite(sbuf, eStatus);
-  SCSendOK(pCon);
-  return OKOK;
-}
-
diff --git a/site_ansto/site_ansto.c b/site_ansto/site_ansto.c
index c161252b..1ad2c463 100644
--- a/site_ansto/site_ansto.c
+++ b/site_ansto/site_ansto.c
@@ -290,6 +290,32 @@ static int MacroFileEvalGlob(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pInter, void *pDat
     SCSendOK(pCon);
   return rv;
 }
+
+/* Test of the logging facilities */
+int testLogCmd(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pInter, void *pData,
+               int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  char lbuf[2048];
+  char sbuf[1000];
+  int i;
+  SICSLogWrite("Multiline:\nLine 1\r\nLine 2\r\nLine 3\r\n", eStatus);
+  memset(lbuf, 0, sizeof(lbuf));
+  memset(sbuf, ' ', sizeof(sbuf));
+  SICSLogPrintf(eStatus, "Hexlog %d all zero bytes", sizeof(lbuf));
+  SICSLogWriteHex(lbuf, sizeof(lbuf), eStatus);
+  for (i = 0; i <= 128; ++i)
+    sbuf[i] = sbuf[sizeof(sbuf) - 1 - i] = i;
+  sbuf[sizeof(sbuf) / 2] = '!';
+  SICSLogPrintf(eStatus, "Hexlog %d mid space bytes", sizeof(sbuf));
+  SICSLogWriteHex(sbuf, sizeof(sbuf), eStatus);
+  for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i)
+    sbuf[i] = ' ' + (i % 96);
+  sbuf[sizeof(sbuf) - 1] = '\0';
+  SICSLogWrite("Very long line 1000 bytes", eStatus);
+  SICSLogWrite(sbuf, eStatus);
+  SCSendOK(pCon);
+  return OKOK;
+}
+
 void SiteInit(void) {
   int NetWatchInit(void);
   NetWatchInit();