Rainer, a better way to phrase this is may be that none of the fields are optional (except for maybe SD, depending on how you define the separators). Some fields just have special values which are allowed to designate an "undefined value". So, the fields are always there.
Anton. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rainer Gerhards > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:45 AM > To: Tom Petch; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Syslog] #7 field order > > Tom, > > well-spotted. Indeed, PRI is NOT optional. The only one, as > far as I am concerned. > > Rainer > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Petch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:35 PM > > To: Rainer Gerhards; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Syslog] #7 field order > > > > I was thinking that <PRI> is also not optional. > > > > Tom Petch > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rainer Gerhards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:06 AM > > Subject: RE: [Syslog] #7 field order > > > > > > I just got private mail if a missing field is denoted by > "-". This is > > the case. Optional fields should be all but VERSION. > > > > Rainer > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rainer Gerhards > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:37 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [Syslog] #7 field order > > > > > > WG, > > > > > > there has not been much discussion about the header > fields and their > > > order recently. I think this is a sign the issue has been > > settled. To > > > make sure I got the right understanding of the resulting > > consensus, I > > > propose that we use the following format: > > > > > > <PRI>VERSION SP TIMESTAMP SP HOSTNAME SP APP-NAME SP > PROCID SP MSGID > > > SP [SD-ID]s SP MSG > > > > > > That is the format that also proven to be quite useful during my > > > proof-of-concept implementation. > > > > > > If somebody objects, please do that now. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Rainer > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Syslog mailing list > Syslog@lists.ietf.org > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/syslog > _______________________________________________ Syslog mailing list Syslog@lists.ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/syslog
