Re: 'log in to' or 'log into'?

["Claire Conant" <claireconant -at- comcast -dot- net>]

Kevin, right there in the quote I provided it says except for if it's 
written differently in the user interface. If it's already existed for some 
years in published documents one way, there would be a strong argument to 
keep it that way, concluding that it is an established house style.

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From: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>
>> Do not use log in, login, log onto, log off of, logout, sign off, or
> sign
>> on
>> unless these terms
>> appear in the user interface.
>> The verb form is two words, log on or log off. As a noun or adjective,
> use
>> one word, no
>> hyphen: logon or logoff.
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> What about when the developers have already used "log in" or "login" in
> the interface, or when you come to a product and docs that have existed
> for some years and used "login" or "log into" etc?
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