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+#### <sub><sup><a name="4698" href="#4698">:link:</a></sup></sub> feature
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+* @pivotal-bin-ju @taylorsilva @xtreme-sameer-vohra added batching to the NewRelic emitter and logging info for non 2xx responses from NewRelic #4698.