On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Lars Erik Gullerud wrote: > On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, Mike Sturdee wrote: > >> In trying to receive syslog(3) messages longer than 1024 bytes with >> syslog-ng, I'm noticing FreeBSD's library function syslog(3) is the only >> syslog implementation besides Solaris limited to 1024.. Has removing this >> limitation ever been considered? > > Well, 1024 bytes is the max length specified in RFC 3164: > > 4.1 syslog Message Parts > > The full format of a syslog message seen on the wire has three > discernable parts. The first part is called the PRI, the second part > is the HEADER, and the third part is the MSG. The total length of > the packet MUST be 1024 bytes or less. There is no minimum length of > the syslog message although sending a syslog packet with no contents > is worthless and SHOULD NOT be transmitted. > > Now, 3164 is of course only an Informational RFC, but breaking it can > obviously still have potential compatibility issues. > > /leg > > Thanks for the info. -MikeReceived on Fri Feb 25 2005 - 18:03:21 UTC
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