Index: main/logger.c
===================================================================
--- main/logger.c	(revision 258345)
+++ main/logger.c	(working copy)
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 static int filesize_reload_needed;
 static unsigned int global_logmask = 0xFFFF;
+static int strip_color = 1;
 
 static enum rotatestrategy {
 	SEQUENTIAL = 1 << 0,     /* Original method - create a new file, in order */
@@ -342,6 +343,8 @@
 		ast_copy_string(dateformat, "%b %e %T", sizeof(dateformat));
 	if ((s = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "queue_log")))
 		logfiles.queue_log = ast_true(s);
+	if ((s = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "strip_color")))
+		strip_color = ast_true(s);
 	if ((s = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "queue_log_name")))
 		ast_copy_string(queue_log_name, s, sizeof(queue_log_name));
 	if ((s = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "exec_after_rotate")))
@@ -794,6 +797,7 @@
 {
 	struct logchannel *chan = NULL;
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
+	char *message;
 
 	AST_RWLIST_RDLOCK(&logchannels);
 
@@ -837,8 +841,10 @@
 				}
 
 				/* Print out to the file */
+				message = (strip_color) ? term_strip(buf, logmsg->message, BUFSIZ) : logmsg->message;
 				res = fprintf(chan->fileptr, "[%s] %s[%ld] %s: %s",
-					      logmsg->date, logmsg->level_name, logmsg->process_id, logmsg->file, term_strip(buf, logmsg->message, BUFSIZ));
+						logmsg->date, logmsg->level_name, logmsg->process_id, logmsg->file, message);
+				ast_free(message);
 				if (res <= 0 && !ast_strlen_zero(logmsg->message)) {
 					fprintf(stderr, "**** Asterisk Logging Error: ***********\n");
 					if (errno == ENOMEM || errno == ENOSPC)
Index: configs/logger.conf.sample
===================================================================
--- configs/logger.conf.sample	(revision 258345)
+++ configs/logger.conf.sample	(working copy)
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 ; This appends the hostname to the name of the log files.
 ;appendhostname = yes
 ;
+; Remove coloring escape sequences from log files.
+; (defaults to yes) 
+;strip_color=no
+;
 ; This determines whether or not we log queue events to a file
 ; (defaults to yes).
 ;queue_log = no