diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleBase.cs
index 0747ae58c4..6e008883a2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleBase.cs
@@ -66,9 +66,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
         {
         }
 
+        public virtual void Output(string text, string level)
+        {
+            Output(text);
+        }
+
         public virtual void Output(string text)
         {
-            System.Console.WriteLine(text);
+            System.Console.Write(text);
         }
 
         public string CmdPrompt(string p)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LocalConsole.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LocalConsole.cs
index ca57bd60b8..4d768b98c7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LocalConsole.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LocalConsole.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using log4net;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,28 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
         private bool echo = true;
         private List<string> history = new List<string>();
 
+        private static readonly ConsoleColor[] Colors = {
+            // the dark colors don't seem to be visible on some black background terminals like putty :(
+            //ConsoleColor.DarkBlue,
+            //ConsoleColor.DarkGreen,
+            //ConsoleColor.DarkCyan,
+            //ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta,
+            //ConsoleColor.DarkYellow,
+            ConsoleColor.Gray,
+            //ConsoleColor.DarkGray,
+            ConsoleColor.Blue,
+            ConsoleColor.Green,
+            ConsoleColor.Cyan,
+            ConsoleColor.Magenta,
+            ConsoleColor.Yellow
+        };
+
+        private static ConsoleColor DeriveColor(string input)
+        {
+            // it is important to do Abs, hash values can be negative
+            return Colors[(Math.Abs(input.ToUpper().GetHashCode()) % Colors.Length)];
+        }
+
         public LocalConsole(string defaultPrompt) : base(defaultPrompt)
         {
         }
@@ -158,13 +181,72 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
             Monitor.Exit(cmdline);
         }
 
+        private void WriteColorText(ConsoleColor color, string sender)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                lock (this)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        System.Console.ForegroundColor = color;
+                        System.Console.Write(sender);
+                        System.Console.ResetColor();
+                    }
+                    catch (ArgumentNullException)
+                    {
+                        // Some older systems dont support coloured text.
+                        System.Console.WriteLine(sender);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (ObjectDisposedException)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void WriteLocalText(string text, string level)
+        {
+            string regex = @"^(?<Front>.*?)\[(?<Category>[^\]]+)\]:?(?<End>.*)";
+
+            Regex RE = new Regex(regex, RegexOptions.Multiline);
+            MatchCollection matches = RE.Matches(text);
+
+            string outText = text;
+            ConsoleColor color = ConsoleColor.White;
+
+            if (matches.Count == 1)
+            {
+                outText = matches[0].Groups["End"].Value;
+                System.Console.Write(matches[0].Groups["Front"].Value);
+
+                System.Console.Write("[");
+                WriteColorText(DeriveColor(matches[0].Groups["Category"].Value),
+                        matches[0].Groups["Category"].Value);
+                System.Console.Write("]:");
+            }
+
+            if (level == "error")
+                color = ConsoleColor.Red;
+            else if (level == "warn")
+                color = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
+
+            WriteColorText(color, outText);
+            System.Console.WriteLine();
+        }
+
         public override void Output(string text)
+        {
+            Output(text, "normal");
+        }
+
+        public override void Output(string text, string level)
         {
             lock (cmdline)
             {
                 if (y == -1)
                 {
-                    System.Console.WriteLine(text);
+                    WriteLocalText(text, level);
 
                     return;
                 }
@@ -180,7 +262,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
                 y = SetCursorTop(y);
                 System.Console.CursorLeft = 0;
 
-                System.Console.WriteLine(text);
+                WriteLocalText(text, level);
 
                 y = System.Console.CursorTop;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/OpenSimAppender.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/OpenSimAppender.cs
index 6193bacb6c..400bd8319f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/OpenSimAppender.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/OpenSimAppender.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 using System;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using log4net.Appender;
 using log4net.Core;
 
@@ -45,62 +44,29 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
             set { m_console = value; }
         }
 
-        private static readonly ConsoleColor[] Colors = {
-            // the dark colors don't seem to be visible on some black background terminals like putty :(
-            //ConsoleColor.DarkBlue,
-            //ConsoleColor.DarkGreen,
-            //ConsoleColor.DarkCyan,
-            //ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta,
-            //ConsoleColor.DarkYellow,
-            ConsoleColor.Gray,
-            //ConsoleColor.DarkGray,
-            ConsoleColor.Blue,
-            ConsoleColor.Green,
-            ConsoleColor.Cyan,
-            ConsoleColor.Magenta,
-            ConsoleColor.Yellow
-        };
-
         override protected void Append(LoggingEvent le)
         {
             if (m_console != null)
                 m_console.LockOutput();
 
+            string loggingMessage = RenderLoggingEvent(le);
+
             try
             {
-                string loggingMessage = RenderLoggingEvent(le);
-
-                string regex = @"^(?<Front>.*?)\[(?<Category>[^\]]+)\]:?(?<End>.*)";
-
-                Regex RE = new Regex(regex, RegexOptions.Multiline);
-                MatchCollection matches = RE.Matches(loggingMessage);
-
-                // Get some direct matches $1 $4 is a
-                if (matches.Count == 1)
+                if (m_console != null)
                 {
-                    System.Console.Write(matches[0].Groups["Front"].Value);
-                    System.Console.Write("[");
-
-                    WriteColorText(DeriveColor(matches[0].Groups["Category"].Value), matches[0].Groups["Category"].Value);
-                    System.Console.Write("]:");
+                    string level = "normal";
 
                     if (le.Level == Level.Error)
-                    {
-                        WriteColorText(ConsoleColor.Red, matches[0].Groups["End"].Value);
-                    }
+                        level = "error";
                     else if (le.Level == Level.Warn)
-                    {
-                        WriteColorText(ConsoleColor.Yellow, matches[0].Groups["End"].Value);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        System.Console.Write(matches[0].Groups["End"].Value);
-                    }
-                    System.Console.WriteLine();
+                        level = "warn";
+
+                    m_console.Output(loggingMessage, level);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    System.Console.Write(loggingMessage);
+                    System.Console.WriteLine(loggingMessage);
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -113,35 +79,5 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
                     m_console.UnlockOutput();
             }
         }
-
-        private void WriteColorText(ConsoleColor color, string sender)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                lock (this)
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        System.Console.ForegroundColor = color;
-                        System.Console.Write(sender);
-                        System.Console.ResetColor();
-                    }
-                    catch (ArgumentNullException)
-                    {
-                        // Some older systems dont support coloured text.
-                        System.Console.WriteLine(sender);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            catch (ObjectDisposedException)
-            {
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static ConsoleColor DeriveColor(string input)
-        {
-            // it is important to do Abs, hash values can be negative
-            return Colors[(Math.Abs(input.ToUpper().GetHashCode()) % Colors.Length)];
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/RemoteConsole.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/RemoteConsole.cs
index ea46afd710..fdbf1f498a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/RemoteConsole.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/RemoteConsole.cs
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
             m_Server = server;
         }
 
-        public override void Output(string text)
+        public override void Output(string text, string level)
         {
+            System.Console.Write(text);
         }
 
         public override string ReadLine(string p, bool isCommand, bool e)