nice column format for openvpn servers log file

column -ts , /etc/openvpn/openvpn-status.log
Formats nicely the Openvpn log file.
Sample Output 
OpenVPN CLIENT LIST
Updated                       Tue May 17 12:17:42 2016
Common Name                   Real Address              Bytes Received        Bytes Sent                Connected Since
router                        25.123.12.14:2053         106406                119750                    Tue May 17 07:26:02 2016
laptop                        25.123.12.15:58976        21651                 23552                     Tue May 17 11:15:58 2016
desktop-debian                25.123.12.16:60921        3128193               3283546                   Wed May 11 13:07:03 2016
raspberry1                    25.123.12.14:48731        106919                113373                    Tue May 17 07:26:34 2016
desktop-centos                25.123.12.17:56043        123061                156395                    Tue May 17 07:18:14 2016
raspberry2                    25.123.12.10:51085        4108                  3924                      Tue May 17 12:15:40 2016
ROUTING TABLE
Virtual Address               Common Name               Real Address          Last Ref
10.254.253.38                 raspberry1                25.123.12.14:48731    Tue May 17 07:26:41 2016
10.254.253.54                 raspberry2                25.123.12.10:51085    Tue May 17 12:16:18 2016
10.254.253.22                 router                    25.123.12.14:2053     Tue May 17 07:26:43 2016
10.254.253.10                 laptop                    25.123.12.15:58976    Tue May 17 11:15:59 2016
10.254.253.50                 desktop-debian            25.123.12.16:60921    Wed May 11 13:07:27 2016
10.254.253.70                 desktop-centos            25.123.12.17:56043    Tue May 17 12:12:32 2016
GLOBAL STATS
Max bcast/mcast queue length  6
END

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By: luxaeterna101
2016-05-17 09:36:58
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