Quoting Chris Calabrese ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at
03:28:34PM -0400:
> IMO...a log entry needs the following meta-data:
>
> * Facility
> o A string, not a number!
Nope. Major redundant waste of disk space, network bandwith and line width.
Can easily be reconstructed out of /etc/facilities.
> * Severity
> * Identifier for the originating system
> o DNS name, IP, whatever
IP only. DNS names are less reliable and resolving them takes time that we
might not have.
cheers
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