Piotr Kasztelowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Dave Sill wrote:
>
>> Why use syslog when there's a more reliable, secure, efficient, and
>> functional alternative? (Hint: multilog)
>
>Dave,
>
>I use qmail and at qmail the logs are generated by splogger but
>at tcpserver logs are created at me by syslogd throu logger options.
>I will say, that on my server tcpserver is used to control access
>all available IP daemons (except Apache, sshd - this has got their
>own access control systems) - telnetd, ftpd, rlogind, smtp, pop etc. etc.
>On one of two servers, where works such method really syslogd sometimes
>gets down :-(
>
>Maybe I really should use multilog instead of syslogd?
>
>How is your opinion?
Syslog should be avoided wherever possible.
-Dave
