Improving Syslog

[Anthony Pankov]

Hello Martin,

It is not pleasant to me that most comprehensible unix subsystem -
syslog - will grow to multipurpose monster.

More pleasant to here about careful redesign of syslogd that make
available various plugins|additional daemons each of which adds
well-defined functionality.

I dislike many features living in one binary file. Especially when
this binary will do one thing for me - write messages to file.

Sorry, but when i imagine one more software to scrub from cool
features i become more sad.

Saturday, May 03, 2008, 12:51:32 AM, you wrote:

MS> Hello,
MS> I am taking part in this year's Google Summer of Code for NetBSD and 
MS> want to implement the upcoming IETF Syslog standards for BSD's 
MS> syslogd(8). The most important improvements will be an extended message 
MS> format, TLS network transport, and digital signatures.

MS> I hope these new functions will later be ported to benefit all BSD 
MS> variants (as their syslogds are similar).
MS> So everyone interested is invited to take a look at the project pages 
MS> now and then. Naturally any feedback is welcome.

MS> The official project's homepage is at 
MS> http://netbsd-soc.sourceforge.net/projects/syslogd/
MS> and for developing I maintain a Trac at 
MS> http://barney.cs.uni-potsdam.de/trac/syslogd/




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Best regards,
 Anthony                            mailto:ap00 at mail.ru