diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index c8f8cfa88..a7ec5ec7b 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+18 August 2008: Wouter
+	- changes info: in logfile to notice: info: or debug: depending on 
+	  the verbosity of the statements.  Better logfile message
+	  classification.
+
 15 August 2008: Wouter
 	- DLV nsec code fixed for better detection of closest existing 
 	  enclosers from NSEC responses.
diff --git a/util/log.c b/util/log.c
index 7b1e9d850..5e9e54f58 100644
--- a/util/log.c
+++ b/util/log.c
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ verbose(enum verbosity_value level, const char* format, ...)
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
-void 
-log_hex(const char* msg, void* data, size_t length)
+static void 
+log_hex_f(enum verbosity_value v, const char* msg, void* data, size_t length)
 {
 	size_t i, j;
 	uint8_t* data8 = (uint8_t*)data;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ log_hex(const char* msg, void* data, size_t length)
 	size_t len;
 
 	if(length == 0) {
-		log_info("%s[%u]", msg, (unsigned)length);
+		verbose(v, "%s[%u]", msg, (unsigned)length);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -259,16 +259,22 @@ log_hex(const char* msg, void* data, size_t length)
 			buf[j*2 + 1] = hexchar[ data8[i+j] & 0xF ];
 		}
 		buf[len*2] = 0;
-		log_info("%s[%u:%u] %.*s", msg, (unsigned)length, 
+		verbose(v, "%s[%u:%u] %.*s", msg, (unsigned)length, 
 			(unsigned)i, (int)len*2, buf);
 	}
 }
 
+void 
+log_hex(const char* msg, void* data, size_t length)
+{
+	log_hex_f(verbosity, msg, data, length);
+}
+
 void log_buf(enum verbosity_value level, const char* msg, ldns_buffer* buf)
 {
 	if(verbosity < level)
 		return;
-	log_hex(msg, ldns_buffer_begin(buf), ldns_buffer_limit(buf));
+	log_hex_f(level, msg, ldns_buffer_begin(buf), ldns_buffer_limit(buf));
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_WINSOCK
diff --git a/util/net_help.c b/util/net_help.c
index 76cb6b619..7a901c990 100644
--- a/util/net_help.c
+++ b/util/net_help.c
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ log_addr(enum verbosity_value v, const char* str,
 	dest[sizeof(dest)-1] = 0;
 	port = ntohs(((struct sockaddr_in*)addr)->sin_port);
 	if(verbosity >= 4)
-		log_info("%s %s %s port %d (len %d)", str, family, dest, 
+		verbose(v, "%s %s %s port %d (len %d)", str, family, dest, 
 			(int)port, (int)addrlen);
-	else	log_info("%s %s port %d", str, dest, (int)port);
+	else	verbose(v, "%s %s port %d", str, dest, (int)port);
 }
 
 int