Hi Glenn, Good catch - I wonder why we overlooked this all the time. The term "Originator" is even never defined although it is used in the document. I guess that's something for IETF last call. Will add it to the list. What actually was meant is
* An application that *sends* a syslog message is called a "sender" [UPDATE] * The initial sender of a syslog message is called an "originator" [NEW] With these definitions, a relay is necessarily a sender (even though it just forwards messages) but it is not necessarily an originator. Does this clarify? Does the rest of the WG agree to this propsed change? Rainer > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn M. Keeni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:05 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Syslog] Doubts on definitions > > Hi, > > I am trying to understand the defnitions of syslog-proto. > > Is "sender" the complement of "receiver" or "collector" ? > > > The following definitions are used in this document: > > o An application that can generate a syslog message is called a > > "sender". > > Is "sender" same as "originator" ? > In other words, since > > o An application that can receive syslog messages and > forward them > > to another receiver is called a "relay". > A "relay" is not necessarily a "sender" ( unless it generates messages > too) ? > > > > Glenn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Syslog mailing list > [email protected] > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/syslog > _______________________________________________ Syslog mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/syslog
