remote syslog

[Jonh Wendell]

hi folks.

I have a local patch that filters messages to remote servers just like
it does with local log: only log messages below G.logLevel.

before I format it and send it to the list, I'd like to know if it's
really a feature or a bug. Currently, it sends ALL logs to remote
servers, leaving to them the responsibility of doing the filter. The
side effect of this is the saturation of the ethernet link with
useless messages.

so, what would be more appropriate?
1) do the same logic as we do with local log: apply the filter before
sending messages to servers;
2) leave it as it is (sending ALL messages to remote servers)
3) make it configurable (as a command line switch or configure
option?), letting the user to choose between 1) and 2).

cheers,
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Jonh Wendell
http://www.bani.com.br