From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 16:21:46 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B56E2106564A for ; Tue, 6 May 2008 16:21:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [209.31.154.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82FF78FC18 for ; Tue, 6 May 2008 16:21:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [209.31.154.41]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDD2146B65; Tue, 6 May 2008 12:21:45 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 17:21:45 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson X-X-Sender: robert@fledge.watson.org To: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Martin_Sch=FCtte?= In-Reply-To: <481B7ED4.3020208@mschuette.name> Message-ID: <20080506171525.O52391@fledge.watson.org> References: <481B7ED4.3020208@mschuette.name> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="621616949-965363614-1210090905=:52391" Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Improving Syslog X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 16:21:46 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --621616949-965363614-1210090905=:52391 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Fri, 2 May 2008, Martin Sch=FCtte wrote: > I am taking part in this year's Google Summer of Code for NetBSD and want= to=20 > implement the upcoming IETF Syslog standards for BSD's syslogd(8). The mo= st=20 > important improvements will be an extended message format, TLS network=20 > transport, and digital signatures. > > I hope these new functions will later be ported to benefit all BSD varian= ts=20 > (as their syslogds are similar). So everyone interested is invited to tak= e a=20 > look at the project pages now and then. Naturally any feedback is welcome= =2E > > The official project's homepage is at=20 > http://netbsd-soc.sourceforge.net/projects/syslogd/ and for developing I= =20 > maintain a Trac at http://barney.cs.uni-potsdam.de/trac/syslogd/ Dear Martin, This sounds like an exciting project -- while I recognize the concerns othe= r=20 have expressed about complexity, I think that complexity can be managed if= =20 done carefully. I'm not sure if you've looked at Apple's extended syslog,= =20 which among other things, includes a binary log file format making it more= =20 mechanically searched and managed, do take a look if you haven't. thanks, Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge --621616949-965363614-1210090905=:52391--