diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 5cd77bf1a8..24c3bcce7d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
 
+2.0-726 | 2012-07-02 15:19:15 -0700
+
+  * Extending the log writer DoInit() API. (Robin Sommer)
+
+    We now pass in a Info struct that contains:
+
+        - the path name (as before)
+        - the rotation interval
+        - the log_rotate_base_time in seconds
+        - a table of key/value pairs with further configuration options.
+
+    To fill the table, log filters have a new field "config: table[string]
+    of strings". This gives a way to pass arbitrary values from
+    script-land to writers. Interpretation is left up to the writer.
+
+  * Split calc_next_rotate() into two functions, one of which is
+    thread-safe and can be used with the log_rotate_base_time value
+    from DoInit().
+
+  * Updates to the None writer. (Robin Sommer)
+
+        - It gets its own script writers/none.bro.
+
+        - New bool option LogNone::debug to enable debug output. It then
+          prints out all the values passed to DoInit().
+
+        - Fixed a bug that prevented Bro from terminating.
+
 2.0-723 | 2012-07-02 15:02:56 -0700
 
   * Extract ICMPv6 NDP options and include in ICMP events.  This adds
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f8387541e2..4b66cf81ab 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0-723
+2.0-726
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/__load__.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/__load__.bro
index 17e03e2ef7..be44a7e34f 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/__load__.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/__load__.bro
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 @load ./postprocessors
 @load ./writers/ascii
 @load ./writers/dataseries
+@load ./writers/none
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro
index bec5f31dc6..358f0cf209 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ export {
 		## Callback function to trigger for rotated files. If not set, the
 		## default comes out of :bro:id:`Log::default_rotation_postprocessors`.
 		postprocessor: function(info: RotationInfo) : bool &optional;
+
+		## A key/value table that will be passed on to the writer.
+                ## Interpretation of the values is left to the writer, but
+                ## usually they will be used for configuration purposes.
+                config: table[string] of string &default=table();
 	};
 
 	## Sentinel value for indicating that a filter was not found when looked up.
@@ -327,6 +332,8 @@ function __default_rotation_postprocessor(info: RotationInfo) : bool
 	{
 	if ( info$writer in default_rotation_postprocessors )
 		return default_rotation_postprocessors[info$writer](info);
+
+	return F;
 	}
 
 function default_path_func(id: ID, path: string, rec: any) : string
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/none.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/none.bro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..869d7246c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/none.bro
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+##! Interface for the None log writer. Thiis writer is mainly for debugging.
+
+module LogNone;
+
+export {
+	## If true, output debugging output that can be useful for unit
+        ## testing the logging framework.
+	const debug = F &redef;
+}
+
+function default_rotation_postprocessor_func(info: Log::RotationInfo) : bool
+	{
+	return T;
+	}
+
+redef Log::default_rotation_postprocessors += { [Log::WRITER_NONE] = default_rotation_postprocessor_func };
+
diff --git a/src/File.cc b/src/File.cc
index 8b432f4428..20e845c09f 100644
--- a/src/File.cc
+++ b/src/File.cc
@@ -572,8 +572,9 @@ void BroFile::InstallRotateTimer()
 			const char* base_time = log_rotate_base_time ?
 				log_rotate_base_time->AsString()->CheckString() : 0;
 
+			double base = parse_rotate_base_time(base_time);
 			double delta_t =
-				calc_next_rotate(rotate_interval, base_time);
+				calc_next_rotate(network_time, rotate_interval, base);
 			rotate_timer = new RotateTimer(network_time + delta_t,
 							this, true);
 			}
diff --git a/src/RemoteSerializer.cc b/src/RemoteSerializer.cc
index 44e3b99c66..9409a34634 100644
--- a/src/RemoteSerializer.cc
+++ b/src/RemoteSerializer.cc
@@ -2503,17 +2503,17 @@ bool RemoteSerializer::ProcessRemotePrint()
 	return true;
 	}
 
-bool RemoteSerializer::SendLogCreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields)
+bool RemoteSerializer::SendLogCreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, const logging::WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields)
 	{
 	loop_over_list(peers, i)
 		{
-		SendLogCreateWriter(peers[i]->id, id, writer, path, num_fields, fields);
+		SendLogCreateWriter(peers[i]->id, id, writer, info, num_fields, fields);
 		}
 
 	return true;
 	}
 
-bool RemoteSerializer::SendLogCreateWriter(PeerID peer_id, EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields)
+bool RemoteSerializer::SendLogCreateWriter(PeerID peer_id, EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, const logging::WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields)
 	{
 	SetErrorDescr("logging");
 
@@ -2535,8 +2535,8 @@ bool RemoteSerializer::SendLogCreateWriter(PeerID peer_id, EnumVal* id, EnumVal*
 
 	bool success = fmt.Write(id->AsEnum(), "id") &&
 		fmt.Write(writer->AsEnum(), "writer") &&
-		fmt.Write(path, "path") &&
-		fmt.Write(num_fields, "num_fields");
+		fmt.Write(num_fields, "num_fields") &&
+		info.Write(&fmt);
 
 	if ( ! success )
 		goto error;
@@ -2691,13 +2691,13 @@ bool RemoteSerializer::ProcessLogCreateWriter()
 	fmt.StartRead(current_args->data, current_args->len);
 
 	int id, writer;
-	string path;
 	int num_fields;
+	logging::WriterBackend::WriterInfo info;
 
 	bool success = fmt.Read(&id, "id") &&
 		fmt.Read(&writer, "writer") &&
-		fmt.Read(&path, "path") &&
-		fmt.Read(&num_fields, "num_fields");
+		fmt.Read(&num_fields, "num_fields") &&
+		info.Read(&fmt);
 
 	if ( ! success )
 		goto error;
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ bool RemoteSerializer::ProcessLogCreateWriter()
 	id_val = new EnumVal(id, BifType::Enum::Log::ID);
 	writer_val = new EnumVal(writer, BifType::Enum::Log::Writer);
 
-	if ( ! log_mgr->CreateWriter(id_val, writer_val, path, num_fields, fields, true, false) )
+	if ( ! log_mgr->CreateWriter(id_val, writer_val, info, num_fields, fields, true, false) )
 		goto error;
 
 	Unref(id_val);
diff --git a/src/RemoteSerializer.h b/src/RemoteSerializer.h
index 4ebf15e68d..1d7feef585 100644
--- a/src/RemoteSerializer.h
+++ b/src/RemoteSerializer.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "IOSource.h"
 #include "Stats.h"
 #include "File.h"
+#include "logging/WriterBackend.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
@@ -104,10 +105,10 @@ public:
 	bool SendPrintHookEvent(BroFile* f, const char* txt, size_t len);
 
 	// Send a request to create a writer on a remote side.
-	bool SendLogCreateWriter(PeerID peer, EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields);
+	bool SendLogCreateWriter(PeerID peer, EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, const logging::WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields);
 
 	// Broadcasts a request to create a writer.
-	bool SendLogCreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields);
+	bool SendLogCreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, const logging::WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields);
 
 	// Broadcast a log entry to everybody interested.
 	bool SendLogWrite(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path, int num_fields, const threading::Value* const * vals);
diff --git a/src/Val.cc b/src/Val.cc
index 32a3c367bb..8a8c2b18c0 100644
--- a/src/Val.cc
+++ b/src/Val.cc
@@ -1651,6 +1651,7 @@ int TableVal::RemoveFrom(Val* val) const
 	while ( (v = tbl->NextEntry(k, c)) )
 		{
 		Val* index = RecoverIndex(k);
+
 		Unref(index);
 		Unref(t->Delete(k));
 		delete k;
diff --git a/src/bro.bif b/src/bro.bif
index a2c6ecd7c8..f18d3ba1b5 100644
--- a/src/bro.bif
+++ b/src/bro.bif
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ function fmt%(...%): string
 		return new StringVal("");
 		}
 
-	else if ( n >= @ARGC@ ) 
+	else if ( n >= @ARGC@ )
 		{
 		builtin_error("too few arguments for format", fmt_v);
 		return new StringVal("");
@@ -4814,7 +4814,9 @@ function calc_next_rotate%(i: interval%) : interval
 	%{
 	const char* base_time = log_rotate_base_time ?
 		log_rotate_base_time->AsString()->CheckString() : 0;
-	return new Val(calc_next_rotate(i, base_time), TYPE_INTERVAL);
+
+	double base = parse_rotate_base_time(base_time);
+	return new Val(calc_next_rotate(network_time, i, base), TYPE_INTERVAL);
 	%}
 
 ## Returns the size of a given file.
diff --git a/src/logging.bif b/src/logging.bif
index efc6ed0b4b..d25e89c33c 100644
--- a/src/logging.bif
+++ b/src/logging.bif
@@ -81,3 +81,9 @@ const extent_size: count;
 const dump_schema: bool;
 const use_integer_for_time: bool;
 const num_threads: count;
+
+# Options for the None writer.
+
+module LogNone;
+
+const debug: bool;
diff --git a/src/logging/Manager.cc b/src/logging/Manager.cc
index e916922edc..0ae99eafd7 100644
--- a/src/logging/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/logging/Manager.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct Manager::Filter {
 	string path;
 	Val* path_val;
 	EnumVal* writer;
+	TableVal* config;
 	bool local;
 	bool remote;
 	double interval;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ struct Manager::WriterInfo {
 	double interval;
 	Func* postprocessor;
 	WriterFrontend* writer;
+	WriterBackend::WriterInfo info;
 	};
 
 struct Manager::Stream {
@@ -518,6 +520,7 @@ bool Manager::AddFilter(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* fval)
 	Val* log_remote = fval->LookupWithDefault(rtype->FieldOffset("log_remote"));
 	Val* interv = fval->LookupWithDefault(rtype->FieldOffset("interv"));
 	Val* postprocessor = fval->LookupWithDefault(rtype->FieldOffset("postprocessor"));
+	Val* config = fval->LookupWithDefault(rtype->FieldOffset("config"));
 
 	Filter* filter = new Filter;
 	filter->name = name->AsString()->CheckString();
@@ -529,6 +532,7 @@ bool Manager::AddFilter(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* fval)
 	filter->remote = log_remote->AsBool();
 	filter->interval = interv->AsInterval();
 	filter->postprocessor = postprocessor ? postprocessor->AsFunc() : 0;
+	filter->config = config->Ref()->AsTableVal();
 
 	Unref(name);
 	Unref(pred);
@@ -537,6 +541,7 @@ bool Manager::AddFilter(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* fval)
 	Unref(log_remote);
 	Unref(interv);
 	Unref(postprocessor);
+	Unref(config);
 
 	// Build the list of fields that the filter wants included, including
 	// potentially rolling out fields.
@@ -764,8 +769,27 @@ bool Manager::Write(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* columns)
 			for ( int j = 0; j < filter->num_fields; ++j )
 				arg_fields[j] = new threading::Field(*filter->fields[j]);
 
+			WriterBackend::WriterInfo info;
+			info.path = path;
+
+			HashKey* k;
+			IterCookie* c = filter->config->AsTable()->InitForIteration();
+
+			TableEntryVal* v;
+			while ( (v = filter->config->AsTable()->NextEntry(k, c)) )
+				{
+				ListVal* index = filter->config->RecoverIndex(k);
+				string key = index->Index(0)->AsString()->CheckString();
+				string value = v->Value()->AsString()->CheckString();
+				info.config.insert(std::make_pair(key, value));
+				Unref(index);
+				delete k;
+				}
+
+			// CreateWriter() will set the other fields in info.
+
 			writer = CreateWriter(stream->id, filter->writer,
-					      path, filter->num_fields,
+					      info, filter->num_fields,
 					      arg_fields, filter->local, filter->remote);
 
 			if ( ! writer )
@@ -773,7 +797,6 @@ bool Manager::Write(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* columns)
 				Unref(columns);
 				return false;
 				}
-
 			}
 
 		// Alright, can do the write now.
@@ -953,7 +976,7 @@ threading::Value** Manager::RecordToFilterVals(Stream* stream, Filter* filter,
 	return vals;
 	}
 
-WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path,
+WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, const WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info,
 				int num_fields, const threading::Field* const*  fields, bool local, bool remote)
 	{
 	Stream* stream = FindStream(id);
@@ -963,7 +986,7 @@ WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path,
 		return false;
 
 	Stream::WriterMap::iterator w =
-		stream->writers.find(Stream::WriterPathPair(writer->AsEnum(), path));
+		stream->writers.find(Stream::WriterPathPair(writer->AsEnum(), info.path));
 
 	if ( w != stream->writers.end() )
 		// If we already have a writer for this. That's fine, we just
@@ -973,8 +996,6 @@ WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path,
 	WriterFrontend* writer_obj = new WriterFrontend(id, writer, local, remote);
 	assert(writer_obj);
 
-	writer_obj->Init(path, num_fields, fields);
-
 	WriterInfo* winfo = new WriterInfo;
 	winfo->type = writer->Ref()->AsEnumVal();
 	winfo->writer = writer_obj;
@@ -982,6 +1003,7 @@ WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path,
 	winfo->rotation_timer = 0;
 	winfo->interval = 0;
 	winfo->postprocessor = 0;
+	winfo->info = info;
 
 	// Search for a corresponding filter for the writer/path pair and use its
 	// rotation settings.  If no matching filter is found, fall back on
@@ -993,7 +1015,7 @@ WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path,
 		{
 		Filter* f = *it;
 		if ( f->writer->AsEnum() == writer->AsEnum() &&
-		     f->path == winfo->writer->Path() )
+		     f->path == winfo->writer->info.path )
 			{
 			found_filter_match = true;
 			winfo->interval = f->interval;
@@ -1012,9 +1034,19 @@ WriterFrontend* Manager::CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path,
 	InstallRotationTimer(winfo);
 
 	stream->writers.insert(
-		Stream::WriterMap::value_type(Stream::WriterPathPair(writer->AsEnum(), path),
+		Stream::WriterMap::value_type(Stream::WriterPathPair(writer->AsEnum(), info.path),
 		winfo));
 
+	// Still need to set the WriterInfo's rotation parameters, which we
+	// computed above.
+	const char* base_time = log_rotate_base_time ?
+		log_rotate_base_time->AsString()->CheckString() : 0;
+
+	winfo->info.rotation_interval = winfo->interval;
+	winfo->info.rotation_base = parse_rotate_base_time(base_time);
+
+	writer_obj->Init(winfo->info, num_fields, fields);
+
 	return writer_obj;
 	}
 
@@ -1093,7 +1125,7 @@ void Manager::SendAllWritersTo(RemoteSerializer::PeerID peer)
 			EnumVal writer_val(i->first.first, BifType::Enum::Log::Writer);
 			remote_serializer->SendLogCreateWriter(peer, (*s)->id,
 							       &writer_val,
-							       i->first.second,
+							       i->second->info,
 							       writer->NumFields(),
 							       writer->Fields());
 			}
@@ -1218,8 +1250,9 @@ void Manager::InstallRotationTimer(WriterInfo* winfo)
 			const char* base_time = log_rotate_base_time ?
 				log_rotate_base_time->AsString()->CheckString() : 0;
 
+			double base = parse_rotate_base_time(base_time);
 			double delta_t =
-				calc_next_rotate(rotation_interval, base_time);
+				calc_next_rotate(network_time, rotation_interval, base);
 
 			winfo->rotation_timer =
 				new RotationTimer(network_time + delta_t, winfo, true);
@@ -1246,7 +1279,7 @@ void Manager::Rotate(WriterInfo* winfo)
 	localtime_r(&teatime, &tm);
 	strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), date_fmt, &tm);
 
-	string tmp = string(fmt("%s-%s", winfo->writer->Path().c_str(), buf));
+	string tmp = string(fmt("%s-%s", winfo->writer->Info().path.c_str(), buf));
 
 	// Trigger the rotation.
 	winfo->writer->Rotate(tmp, winfo->open_time, network_time, terminating);
@@ -1274,7 +1307,7 @@ bool Manager::FinishedRotation(WriterFrontend* writer, string new_name, string o
 	RecordVal* info = new RecordVal(BifType::Record::Log::RotationInfo);
 	info->Assign(0, winfo->type->Ref());
 	info->Assign(1, new StringVal(new_name.c_str()));
-	info->Assign(2, new StringVal(winfo->writer->Path().c_str()));
+	info->Assign(2, new StringVal(winfo->writer->Info().path.c_str()));
 	info->Assign(3, new Val(open, TYPE_TIME));
 	info->Assign(4, new Val(close, TYPE_TIME));
 	info->Assign(5, new Val(terminating, TYPE_BOOL));
diff --git a/src/logging/Manager.h b/src/logging/Manager.h
index f5e62b0683..38dd9258b3 100644
--- a/src/logging/Manager.h
+++ b/src/logging/Manager.h
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
 #include "../EventHandler.h"
 #include "../RemoteSerializer.h"
 
+#include "WriterBackend.h"
+
 class SerializationFormat;
 class RemoteSerializer;
 class RotationTimer;
 
 namespace logging {
 
-class WriterBackend;
 class WriterFrontend;
 class RotationFinishedMessage;
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ protected:
 	//// Function also used by the RemoteSerializer.
 
 	// Takes ownership of fields.
-	WriterFrontend* CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, string path,
+	WriterFrontend* CreateWriter(EnumVal* id, EnumVal* writer, const WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info,
 				int num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields,
 				bool local, bool remote);
 
diff --git a/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc b/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc
index 6dffcdf822..00590208d5 100644
--- a/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc
+++ b/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "bro_inet_ntop.h"
 #include "threading/SerialTypes.h"
 
+#include "Manager.h"
 #include "WriterBackend.h"
 #include "WriterFrontend.h"
 
@@ -60,14 +61,61 @@ public:
 
 using namespace logging;
 
+bool WriterBackend::WriterInfo::Read(SerializationFormat* fmt)
+	{
+	int size;
+
+	if ( ! (fmt->Read(&path, "path") &&
+		fmt->Read(&rotation_base, "rotation_base") &&
+		fmt->Read(&rotation_interval, "rotation_interval") &&
+		fmt->Read(&size, "config_size")) )
+		return false;
+
+	config.clear();
+
+	while ( size )
+		{
+		string value;
+		string key;
+
+		if ( ! (fmt->Read(&value, "config-value") && fmt->Read(&value, "config-key")) )
+			return false;
+
+		config.insert(std::make_pair(value, key));
+		}
+
+	return true;
+	}
+
+
+bool WriterBackend::WriterInfo::Write(SerializationFormat* fmt) const
+	{
+	int size = config.size();
+
+	if ( ! (fmt->Write(path, "path") &&
+		fmt->Write(rotation_base, "rotation_base") &&
+		fmt->Write(rotation_interval, "rotation_interval") &&
+		fmt->Write(size, "config_size")) )
+		return false;
+
+	for ( config_map::const_iterator i = config.begin(); i != config.end(); ++i ) 
+		{
+		if ( ! (fmt->Write(i->first, "config-value") && fmt->Write(i->second, "config-key")) )
+			return false;
+		}
+
+	return true;
+	}
+
 WriterBackend::WriterBackend(WriterFrontend* arg_frontend) : MsgThread()
 	{
-	path = "<path not yet set>";
 	num_fields = 0;
 	fields = 0;
 	buffering = true;
 	frontend = arg_frontend;
 
+	info.path = "<path not yet set>";
+
 	SetName(frontend->Name());
 	}
 
@@ -108,17 +156,17 @@ void WriterBackend::DisableFrontend()
 	SendOut(new DisableMessage(frontend));
 	}
 
-bool WriterBackend::Init(string arg_path, int arg_num_fields, const Field* const* arg_fields, string frontend_name)
+bool WriterBackend::Init(const WriterInfo& arg_info, int arg_num_fields, const Field* const* arg_fields, const string& frontend_name)
 	{
-	path = arg_path;
+	info = arg_info;
 	num_fields = arg_num_fields;
 	fields = arg_fields;
 
-	string name = Fmt("%s/%s", path.c_str(), frontend_name.c_str());
+	string name = Fmt("%s/%s", info.path.c_str(), frontend_name.c_str());
 
 	SetName(name);
 
-	if ( ! DoInit(arg_path, arg_num_fields, arg_fields) )
+	if ( ! DoInit(arg_info, arg_num_fields, arg_fields) )
 		{
 		DisableFrontend();
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/logging/WriterBackend.h b/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
index 64cf84630c..6e65a8151a 100644
--- a/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
+++ b/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 #ifndef LOGGING_WRITERBACKEND_H
 #define LOGGING_WRITERBACKEND_H
 
-#include "Manager.h"
-
 #include "threading/MsgThread.h"
 
+class RemoteSerializer;
+
 namespace logging  {
 
+class WriterFrontend;
+
 /**
  * Base class for writer implementation. When the logging::Manager creates a
  * new logging filter, it instantiates a WriterFrontend. That then in turn
@@ -41,14 +43,50 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual ~WriterBackend();
 
+	/**
+	 * A struct passing information to the writer at initialization time.
+	 */
+	struct WriterInfo
+		{
+		typedef std::map<string, string> config_map;
+
+		/**
+		 * A string left to the interpretation of the writer
+		 * implementation; it corresponds to the 'path' value configured
+		 * on the script-level for the logging filter.
+		 */
+		string path;
+
+		/**
+		 * The rotation interval as configured for this writer.
+		 */
+		double rotation_interval;
+
+		/**
+		 * The parsed value of log_rotate_base_time in seconds.
+		 */
+		double rotation_base;
+
+		/**
+		 * A map of key/value pairs corresponding to the relevant
+		 * filter's "config" table.
+		 */
+		std::map<string, string> config;
+
+		private:
+		friend class ::RemoteSerializer;
+
+		// Note, these need to be adapted when changing the struct's
+		// fields. They serialize/deserialize the struct.
+		bool Read(SerializationFormat* fmt);
+		bool Write(SerializationFormat* fmt) const;
+		};
+
 	/**
 	 * One-time initialization of the writer to define the logged fields.
 	 *
-	 * @param path A string left to the interpretation of the writer
-	 * implementation; it corresponds to the value configured on the
-	 * script-level for the logging filter.
-	 *
-	 * @param num_fields The number of log fields for the stream.
+	 * @param info Meta information for the writer.
+	 * @param num_fields
 	 *
 	 * @param fields An array of size \a num_fields with the log fields.
 	 * The methods takes ownership of the array.
@@ -57,7 +95,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @return False if an error occured.
 	 */
-	bool Init(string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields, string frontend_name);
+	bool Init(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields, const string& frontend_name);
 
 	/**
 	 * Writes one log entry.
@@ -110,9 +148,9 @@ public:
 	void DisableFrontend();
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the log path as passed into the constructor.
+	 * Returns the additional writer information passed into the constructor.
 	 */
-	const string Path() const	{ return path; }
+	const WriterInfo& Info() const	{ return info; }
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the number of log fields as passed into the constructor.
@@ -187,7 +225,7 @@ protected:
 	 * disabled and eventually deleted. When returning false, an
 	 * implementation should also call Error() to indicate what happened.
 	 */
-	virtual bool DoInit(string path, int num_fields,
+	virtual bool DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields,
 			    const threading::Field* const*  fields) = 0;
 
 	/**
@@ -301,7 +339,7 @@ private:
 	// this class, it's running in a different thread!
 	WriterFrontend* frontend;
 
-	string path;	// Log path.
+	WriterInfo info;	// Meta information as passed to Init().
 	int num_fields;	// Number of log fields.
 	const threading::Field* const*  fields;	// Log fields.
 	bool buffering;	// True if buffering is enabled.
diff --git a/src/logging/WriterFrontend.cc b/src/logging/WriterFrontend.cc
index cd3bd0d563..9d57892ca3 100644
--- a/src/logging/WriterFrontend.cc
+++ b/src/logging/WriterFrontend.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "Net.h"
 #include "threading/SerialTypes.h"
 
+#include "Manager.h"
 #include "WriterFrontend.h"
 #include "WriterBackend.h"
 
@@ -15,15 +16,15 @@ namespace logging  {
 class InitMessage : public threading::InputMessage<WriterBackend>
 {
 public:
-	InitMessage(WriterBackend* backend, const string path, const int num_fields, const Field* const* fields, string frontend_name)
+	InitMessage(WriterBackend* backend, const WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info, const int num_fields, const Field* const* fields, const string& frontend_name)
 		: threading::InputMessage<WriterBackend>("Init", backend),
-		path(path), num_fields(num_fields), fields(fields),
+		info(info), num_fields(num_fields), fields(fields),
 		frontend_name(frontend_name) { }
 
-	virtual bool Process() { return Object()->Init(path, num_fields, fields, frontend_name); }
+	virtual bool Process() { return Object()->Init(info, num_fields, fields); }
 
 private:
-	const string path;
+	WriterBackend::WriterInfo info;
 	const int num_fields;
 	const Field * const* fields;
 	const string frontend_name;
@@ -136,10 +137,10 @@ WriterFrontend::~WriterFrontend()
 
 string WriterFrontend::Name() const
 	{
-	if ( path.size() )
+	if ( info.path.size() )
 		return ty_name;
 
-	return ty_name + "/" + path;
+	return ty_name + "/" + info.path;
 	}
 
 void WriterFrontend::Stop()
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ void WriterFrontend::Stop()
 		backend->Stop();
 	}
 
-void WriterFrontend::Init(string arg_path, int arg_num_fields, const Field* const * arg_fields)
+void WriterFrontend::Init(const WriterBackend::WriterInfo& arg_info, int arg_num_fields, const Field* const * arg_fields)
 	{
 	if ( disabled )
 		return;
@@ -159,19 +160,19 @@ void WriterFrontend::Init(string arg_path, int arg_num_fields, const Field* cons
 	if ( initialized )
 		reporter->InternalError("writer initialize twice");
 
-	path = arg_path;
+	info = arg_info;
 	num_fields = arg_num_fields;
 	fields = arg_fields;
 
 	initialized = true;
 
 	if ( backend )
-		backend->SendIn(new InitMessage(backend, arg_path, arg_num_fields, arg_fields, Name()));
+		backend->SendIn(new InitMessage(backend, arg_info, arg_num_fields, arg_fields, Name()));
 
 	if ( remote )
 		remote_serializer->SendLogCreateWriter(stream,
 						       writer,
-						       arg_path,
+						       arg_info,
 						       arg_num_fields,
 						       arg_fields);
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ void WriterFrontend::Write(int num_fields, Value** vals)
 	if ( remote )
 		remote_serializer->SendLogWrite(stream,
 						writer,
-						path,
+						info.path,
 						num_fields,
 						vals);
 
diff --git a/src/logging/WriterFrontend.h b/src/logging/WriterFrontend.h
index b83250a5b8..8a0dce4645 100644
--- a/src/logging/WriterFrontend.h
+++ b/src/logging/WriterFrontend.h
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 #ifndef LOGGING_WRITERFRONTEND_H
 #define LOGGING_WRITERFRONTEND_H
 
-#include "Manager.h"
+#include "WriterBackend.h"
 
 #include "threading/MsgThread.h"
 
 namespace logging  {
 
-class WriterBackend;
+class Manager;
 
 /**
  * Bridge class between the logging::Manager and backend writer threads. The
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * This method must only be called from the main thread.
 	 */
-	void Init(string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const*  fields);
+	void Init(const WriterBackend::WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const*  fields);
 
 	/**
 	 * Write out a record.
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ public:
 	bool Disabled()	{ return disabled; }
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the log path as passed into the constructor.
+	 * Returns the additional writer information as passed into the constructor.
 	 */
-	const string Path() const	{ return path; }
+	const WriterBackend::WriterInfo& Info() const	{ return info; }
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the number of log fields as passed into the constructor.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ protected:
 	bool remote;	// True if loggin remotely.
 
 	string ty_name;	// Name of the backend type. Set by the manager.
-	string path;	// The log path.
+	WriterBackend::WriterInfo info;	// The writer information.
 	int num_fields;	// The number of log fields.
 	const threading::Field* const*  fields;	// The log fields.
 
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc
index 1e7a55c34c..6e5ceef678 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ bool Ascii::WriteHeaderField(const string& key, const string& val)
 	return (fwrite(str.c_str(), str.length(), 1, file) == 1);
 	}
 
-bool Ascii::DoInit(string path, int num_fields, const Field* const * fields)
+bool Ascii::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const Field* const * fields)
 	{
+	string path = info.path;
+
 	if ( output_to_stdout )
 		path = "/dev/stdout";
 
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ bool Ascii::DoWrite(int num_fields, const Field* const * fields,
 			     Value** vals)
 	{
 	if ( ! file )
-		DoInit(Path(), NumFields(), Fields());
+		DoInit(Info(), NumFields(), Fields());
 
 	desc.Clear();
 
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ bool Ascii::DoWrite(int num_fields, const Field* const * fields,
 bool Ascii::DoRotate(string rotated_path, double open, double close, bool terminating)
 	{
 	// Don't rotate special files or if there's not one currently open.
-	if ( ! file || IsSpecial(Path()) )
+	if ( ! file || IsSpecial(Info().path) )
 		return true;
 
 	fclose(file);
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h
index 6f507aff01..a95e644d49 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h
+++ b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
 	static string LogExt();
 
 protected:
-	virtual bool DoInit(string path, int num_fields,
+	virtual bool DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields,
 			    const threading::Field* const* fields);
 	virtual bool DoWrite(int num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields,
 			     threading::Value** vals);
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc b/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc
index 1d5a6ea4da..b34ea3412a 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool DataSeries::OpenLog(string path)
 	return true;
 	}
 
-bool DataSeries::DoInit(string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields)
+bool DataSeries::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const threading::Field* const * fields)
 	{
 	// We first construct an XML schema thing (and, if ds_dump_schema is
 	// set, dump it to path + ".ds.xml").  Assuming that goes well, we
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@ bool DataSeries::DoInit(string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* con
 		schema_list.push_back(val);
 		}
 
-	string schema = BuildDSSchemaFromFieldTypes(schema_list, path);
+	string schema = BuildDSSchemaFromFieldTypes(schema_list, info.path);
 
 	if( ds_dump_schema )
 		{
-		FILE* pFile = fopen ( string(path + ".ds.xml").c_str() , "wb" );
+		FILE* pFile = fopen ( string(info.path + ".ds.xml").c_str() , "wb" );
 
 		if( pFile )
 			{
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ bool DataSeries::DoInit(string path, int num_fields, const threading::Field* con
         log_type = log_types.registerTypePtr(schema);
 	log_series.setType(log_type);
 
-	return OpenLog(path);
+	return OpenLog(info.path);
 	}
 
 bool DataSeries::DoFlush()
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ bool DataSeries::DoRotate(string rotated_path, double open, double close, bool t
 	// size will be (much) larger.
 	CloseLog();
 
-	string dsname = Path() + ".ds";
+	string dsname = Info().path + ".ds";
 	string nname = rotated_path + ".ds";
 	rename(dsname.c_str(), nname.c_str());
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ bool DataSeries::DoRotate(string rotated_path, double open, double close, bool t
 		return false;
 		}
 
-	return OpenLog(Path());
+	return OpenLog(Info().path);
 }
 
 bool DataSeries::DoSetBuf(bool enabled)
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.h b/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.h
index 0d9ab67e95..0ae3572b76 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.h
+++ b/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 	// Overidden from WriterBackend.
 
-	virtual bool DoInit(string path, int num_fields,
+	virtual bool DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields,
 			    const threading::Field* const * fields);
 
 	virtual bool DoWrite(int num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields,
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/None.cc b/src/logging/writers/None.cc
index a9a7872f85..acf9355cf7 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/None.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/None.cc
@@ -1,14 +1,41 @@
 
 #include "None.h"
+#include "NetVar.h"
 
 using namespace logging;
 using namespace writer;
 
+bool None::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields,
+	    const threading::Field* const * fields)
+	{
+	if ( BifConst::LogNone::debug )
+		{
+		std::cout << "[logging::writer::None]" << std::endl;
+		std::cout << "  path=" << info.path << std::endl;
+		std::cout << "  rotation_interval=" << info.rotation_interval << std::endl;
+		std::cout << "  rotation_base=" << info.rotation_base << std::endl;
+
+		for ( std::map<string,string>::const_iterator i = info.config.begin(); i != info.config.end(); i++ )
+			std::cout << "  config[" << i->first << "] = " << i->second << std::endl;
+
+		for ( int i = 0; i < num_fields; i++ )
+			{
+			const threading::Field* field = fields[i];
+			std::cout << "  field " << field->name << ": "
+				  << type_name(field->type) << std::endl;
+			}
+
+		std::cout << std::endl;
+		}
+
+	return true;
+	}
+
 bool None::DoRotate(string rotated_path, double open, double close, bool terminating)
 	{
-	if ( ! FinishedRotation(string("/dev/null"), Path(), open, close, terminating))
+	if ( ! FinishedRotation(string("/dev/null"), Info().path, open, close, terminating))
 		{
-		Error(Fmt("error rotating %s", Path().c_str()));
+		Error(Fmt("error rotating %s", Info().path.c_str()));
 		return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/None.h b/src/logging/writers/None.h
index cce48953d1..7e2e4ef4eb 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/None.h
+++ b/src/logging/writers/None.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public:
 		{ return new None(frontend); }
 
 protected:
-	virtual bool DoInit(string path, int num_fields,
-			    const threading::Field* const * fields)	{ return true; }
+	virtual bool DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields,
+			    const threading::Field* const * fields);
 
 	virtual bool DoWrite(int num_fields, const threading::Field* const* fields,
 			     threading::Value** vals)	{ return true; }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual bool DoRotate(string rotated_path, double open,
 			      double close, bool terminating);
 	virtual bool DoFlush()	{ return true; }
-	virtual bool DoFinish()	{ return true; }
+	virtual bool DoFinish()	{ WriterBackend::DoFinish(); return true; }
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/util.cc b/src/util.cc
index 85aa18ef0d..3cfa5fca1c 100644
--- a/src/util.cc
+++ b/src/util.cc
@@ -1090,18 +1090,8 @@ const char* log_file_name(const char* tag)
 	return fmt("%s.%s", tag, (env ? env : "log"));
 	}
 
-double calc_next_rotate(double interval, const char* rotate_base_time)
+double parse_rotate_base_time(const char* rotate_base_time)
 	{
-	double current = network_time;
-
-	// Calculate start of day.
-	time_t teatime = time_t(current);
-
-	struct tm t;
-	t = *localtime(&teatime);
-	t.tm_hour = t.tm_min = t.tm_sec = 0;
-	double startofday = mktime(&t);
-
 	double base = -1;
 
 	if ( rotate_base_time && rotate_base_time[0] != '\0' )
@@ -1113,6 +1103,19 @@ double calc_next_rotate(double interval, const char* rotate_base_time)
 			base = t.tm_min * 60 + t.tm_hour * 60 * 60;
 		}
 
+	return base;
+	}
+
+double calc_next_rotate(double current, double interval, double base)
+	{
+	// Calculate start of day.
+	time_t teatime = time_t(current);
+
+	struct tm t;
+	t = *localtime_r(&teatime, &t);
+	t.tm_hour = t.tm_min = t.tm_sec = 0;
+	double startofday = mktime(&t);
+
 	if ( base < 0 )
 		// No base time given. To get nice timestamps, we round
 		// the time up to the next multiple of the rotation interval.
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 037fbda5b4..e4c995f45f 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -197,9 +197,22 @@ extern FILE* rotate_file(const char* name, RecordVal* rotate_info);
 // This mimics the script-level function with the same name.
 const char* log_file_name(const char* tag);
 
+// Parse a time string of the form "HH:MM" (as used for the rotation base
+// time) into a double representing the number of seconds. Returns -1 if the
+// string cannot be parsed. The function's result is intended to be used with
+// calc_next_rotate().
+//
+// This function is not thread-safe.
+double parse_rotate_base_time(const char* rotate_base_time);
+
 // Calculate the duration until the next time a file is to be rotated, based
-// on the given rotate_interval and rotate_base_time.
-double calc_next_rotate(double rotate_interval, const char* rotate_base_time);
+// on the given rotate_interval and rotate_base_time. 'current' the the
+// current time to be used as base, 'rotate_interval' the rotation interval,
+// and 'base' the value returned by parse_rotate_base_time(). For the latter,
+// if the function returned -1, that's fine, calc_next_rotate() handles that.
+//
+// This function is thread-safe.
+double calc_next_rotate(double current, double rotate_interval, double base);
 
 // Terminates processing gracefully, similar to pressing CTRL-C.
 void terminate_processing();
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.logging.none-debug/output b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.logging.none-debug/output
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2a8921c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.logging.none-debug/output
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[logging::writer::None]
+  path=ssh
+  rotation_interval=3600
+  rotation_base=300
+  config[foo] = bar
+  config[foo2] = bar2
+  field id.orig_p: port
+  field id.resp_h: addr
+  field id.resp_p: port
+  field status: string
+  field country: string
+
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/none-debug.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/none-debug.bro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d2e98323a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/none-debug.bro
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# @TEST-EXEC: bro -b %INPUT >output
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff output
+
+redef Log::default_writer = Log::WRITER_NONE;
+redef LogNone::debug = T;
+redef Log::default_rotation_interval= 1hr;
+redef log_rotate_base_time = "00:05";
+
+module SSH;
+
+export {
+	redef enum Log::ID += { LOG };
+
+	type Log: record {
+		t: time;
+		id: conn_id; # Will be rolled out into individual columns.
+		status: string &optional;
+		country: string &default="unknown";
+	} &log;
+}
+
+event bro_init()
+{
+        local config: table[string] of string;
+        config["foo"]="bar";
+        config["foo2"]="bar2";
+
+	local cid = [$orig_h=1.2.3.4, $orig_p=1234/tcp, $resp_h=2.3.4.5, $resp_p=80/tcp];
+
+	Log::create_stream(SSH::LOG, [$columns=Log]);
+
+	Log::remove_default_filter(SSH::LOG);
+	Log::add_filter(SSH::LOG, [$name="f1", $exclude=set("t", "id.orig_h"), $config=config]);
+	Log::write(SSH::LOG, [$t=network_time(), $id=cid, $status="success"]);
+}
+