No, if anything I would propose to remove (or deprecate) SyslogAppender. But never mind.
On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote: > Let me rephrase. http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/ > appenders.html#SyslogAppender describes exactly what it does - write > either using the BSD Syslog format or the RFC 5424 format. A user who wants > to write to syslog is most likely going to look at that appender and use > it. The SyslogAppender uses the two layouts to accomplish this. The fact > that the two layouts are also available for people to use is incidental. > > Are you proposing that somehow the two layouts should not be available for > user’s to use? > > Ralph > > On Apr 5, 2017, at 7:01 AM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> > wrote: > > Why? > > Ralph > > On Apr 5, 2017, at 6:56 AM, Mikael Ståldal <mikael.stal...@magine.com> > wrote: > > I see. But couldn't it be a bit confusing for users to have both? > > On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> > wrote: > >> I’m not sure I understand the question. Have you looked at the code? The >> syslog appender is nothing more than the SocketAppender hardwired to use >> one of those two layouts. However, there is nothing preventing someone from >> using those Layouts with a different appender. >> >> Ralph >> >> >> >> On Apr 5, 2017, at 3:57 AM, Mikael Ståldal <mikael.stal...@magine.com> >> wrote: >> >> Why do we have both SyslogAppender and SyslogLayout/RFC5424Layout? >> >> -- >> [image: MagineTV] >> >> *Mikael Ståldal* >> Senior software developer >> >> *Magine TV* >> mikael.stal...@magine.com >> Grev Turegatan 3 | 114 46 Stockholm, Sweden | www.magine.com >> >> Privileged and/or Confidential Information may be contained in this >> message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message >> (or responsible for delivery of the message to such a person), you may >> not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, >> you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply >> email. >> >> >> > > > -- > [image: MagineTV] > > *Mikael Ståldal* > Senior software developer > > *Magine TV* > mikael.stal...@magine.com > Grev Turegatan 3 | 114 46 Stockholm, Sweden | www.magine.com > > Privileged and/or Confidential Information may be contained in this > message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message > (or responsible for delivery of the message to such a person), you may not > copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, > you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply > email. > > > > -- [image: MagineTV] *Mikael Ståldal* Senior software developer *Magine TV* mikael.stal...@magine.com Grev Turegatan 3 | 114 46 Stockholm, Sweden | www.magine.com Privileged and/or Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such a person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email.
