On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Chris Lumens wrote:
I think a good case can be made for both. The syslog interface gives
you a quick way to get remote logging up and running because it doesn't
require any special programming. On the other hand, having a socket
interface gives you the ability to write whatever crazy program you want
to process the log information.
The fact that one is quick and based on a longtime *nix
standard approach, and the other is for use by a (new) 'crazy
program' says something to me.
-- Russ Herrold
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it,
poorly.
-- Henry Spencer
