if ( ! f->good() ) {                                                                                                                                                                                       
            log() << "diagLogging couldn't open " << name << endl;                                                                                                                                                 
            // todo what is this? :                                                                                                                                                                                
            throw 1717;                                                                                                                                                                                            
        }                

           stdx::lock_guard<stdx::mutex> lk( mongoProgramOutputMutex );                                                                                                                                           
            if( mongo::dbexitCalled ) throw "program is terminating";                                                                                                                                              
            stringstream buf;                                                                                                                                                                                      
            if ( port > 0 )