diff --git a/logreader/metalog.py b/logreader/metalog.py
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-# This file is part of Fail2Ban.
-#
-# Fail2Ban is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Fail2Ban is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
-
-# Author: Cyril Jaquier
-# 
-# $Revision$
-
-__author__ = "Cyril Jaquier"
-__version__ = "$Revision$"
-__date__ = "$Date$"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
-__license__ = "GPL"
-
-import re, time
-
-from logreader import LogReader
-
-class Metalog(LogReader):
-	
-	def getFailInfo(self, findTime):
-		ipList = dict()
-		logFile = self.openLogFile()
-		for line in logFile.readlines():
-			match = self.parseLogLine(line)
-			if match:
-				ip = match[0]
-				unixTime = match[1]
-				if unixTime < time.time()-self.findTime:
-					continue
-				if self.inIgnoreIPList(ip):
-					self.logSys.debug("Ignore "+ip)
-					continue
-				self.logSys.debug("Found "+ip)
-				if ipList.has_key(ip):
-					ipList[ip] = (ipList[ip][0]+1, unixTime)
-				else:
-					ipList[ip] = (1, unixTime)
-		logFile.close()
-		return ipList
-	
-	def parseLogLine(self, line):
-		""" Match sshd failed password log
-		"""
-		if re.search("Failed password", line):
-			matchIP = re.search("(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}", line)
-			if matchIP:
-				date = list(time.strptime(line[0:15], "%b %d %H:%M:%S"))
-				date[0] = time.gmtime()[0]
-				unixTime = time.mktime(date)
-				return [matchIP.group(), unixTime]
-			else:
-				return False