Looking at the code, I could override the setSyslogHost(String syslogHost) method of SyslogAppender and return a assign a subclass of SyslogWriter thatuses domain sockets... if Java supports such a socket type. Anyone know if its within Java to support this type of socket? Mike Papper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 2/22/2001, 4:17:13 PM, Ceki Gülcü <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re: Does The Syslog Appender Work With Unix Domain Sockets?: > The short answer is no. SyslogAppender will not work with Unix domain sockets. Setting SyslogHost to localhost is still UDP/IP. > At 00:03 23.02.2001 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Can we use the syslog appender with a syslog daemon that is NOT running > >in IP mode i.e., the case where the syslog daemon is on the same > >machine as the java process and is using "unix domain sockets"? If so, > >how do we configure this? What about setting the > >log4j.appender.syslog.SyslogHost property to localhost? > > > >Mike Papper > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---- > Ceki Gülcü Web: http://qos.ch > av. de Rumine 5 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (preferred) > CH-1005 Lausanne [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Switzerland Tel: ++41 21 351 23 15 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]