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OM_TCP(8)              DragonFly System Manager's Manual             OM_TCP(8)


NAME

     msyslog tcp output module - syslogd(8) output module used to forward
     messages to remote hosts through TCP


SYNOPSIS

     tcp [-a] [-h host] [-p port] [-m seconds] [-s buffer_size]


DESCRIPTION

     tcp output module forwards messages to remote hosts trhoug a TCP
     connection.


EXAMPLES

     # Send all logs to host loghost.somedomainexample.com port 3210
     # with a maximum retry limit of 30 seconds and a buffer for lost
     # messages of 8192 characters
     *.* %tcp -h loghost.somedomainexample.com -p 3210  -m 30 -s 8192
     # Same, but add host to message string (with -a)
     *.* %tcp -a -h loghost.somedomainexample.com -p 3210  -m 30 -s 8192


BUGS

     *   We are sending everything not encrypted! You may want to use a tunnel
         such as SSL.

     *   Submit bugs at this project's Sourceforge Bug reporting system at:
         http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=25741&atid=385117
         You may also report them directly to the authors; send an email to
         core.devel.alat@corest.com, describing the problem the most you can,
         containing also machine description, hardware description, the
         configuration file (/usr/local/etc/syslog.conf), the OS description,
         and the invoking command line.  The more you describe the bug, the
         faster we can fix it.


SEE ALSO

     im_tcp(8), syslog(3), syslog.conf(5), om_classic(8), om_mysql(8),
     om_peo(8), om_pgsql(8), om_regex(8), om_udp(8), peochk(8), syslogd(8)

Core-SDI                       February 28, 2001                      Core-SDI

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