(such as the one for Log4J) require an external configuration file for the entire logging environment. This file should be prepared in a manner that is specific to the actual logging technology being used. Using the Logging Package APIs Use of the Logging Package APIs, from the perspective of an application component, consists of the following steps: Acquire a reference to an instance of org.apache.commons.logging.Log, by calling the factory method LogFactory.getInstance(String name). Your application...