Syslog server

[Patrick Siglin]

nah don't need gmail. I have my own webmail setup now. Is this better? I 
wonder what in outlook causes this and if it can be fixed?

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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Ewan Mac Mahon <ewan at macmahon.me.uk>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:43:48 +0000
Subject: Re: Syslog server

> On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 02:48:47PM -0600, Patrick Siglin wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 05:06:22PM +0000, David Mummery wrote:
> > > > How do I open up the syslog server on Breezy Badger to allow
> > > > connections from other hosts, for example a 3rd party external
> > > > firewall device that needs a syslog server? 
> >
> > > It's in the init script, /etc/init.d/sysklogd. This is from one that's
> > > set up for remote logging:
> > 
> > > # Options for start/restart the daemons For remote UDP logging use
> > > # SYSLOGD="-r"
> > > #
> > > SYSLOGD="-r -u syslog"
> > 
> > Does it then accept any connections sent to it or do you still have to
> > specify something. If I did this could I then point my firewall to
> > syslog to it?
> 
> That'll accept anything, barring firewall problems. It's not strictly
> connections though since syslog runs over UDP. Short answer, yes - mine
> is set up this way so that an ADSL modem/router can log to it.
> 
> On a couple of other matters; if you can avoid using Outlook please 
> do - it breaks threading so this message appeared detached from the 
> start of the thread. The webmail thing you were posting with earlier 
> seems to work fine. If it would help I can send you a gmail invite. 
> Either way, kindly knock off the top posting.
> 
> Ewan
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