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> Syslog is just a [family] of network protocols[, most informally specified.] syslog-ng (my syslog of choice) has 3 'syslog' network protocols. `tcp`/`udp`, `
by fidget 11y ago
> Syslog is just a [family] of network protocols[, most informally specified.]
syslog-ng (my syslog of choice) has 3 'syslog' network protocols. `tcp`/`udp`, `network`, and `syslog`. Now lets play 'match the syslog-ng name to the rfc` (or lack thereof)!
- lobster_johnson 11y agoSyslog didn't start out as a standard, and the RFCs basically just try to formalize what was already implemented in OSes. It's a big mess. The protocol itself is not... great.
- frobert 11y agoHi, regarding syslog-ng and RFCs: - The udp driver is RFC3164, the original syslog protocol (also called BSD-syslog) - tcp driver is the same, just uses tcp instead of udp - the network driver is just a wrapper for the tcp+udp drivers (it also supports TLS-encryption) - the syslog driver uses the newer syslog protocol, RFC5424. HTH, Regards, Robert syslog-ng documentation maintainer