In local.netbsd, you wrote:
> tried the new snapshot, and after getting it installed, seems much
> more stable that 1.5ZA. However, ipmon logging does not seem to
> work correctly.

Yes, I've been seeing the same here, too. I think I reported it,
too, but nobody could provide a hint as to why this happens.
It even showed up with earlier snapshots, although I'd have to dig
in the mailing list archive to see which exactly.
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