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= SYSLOG
The syslog source receives SYSLOG packets over UDP, TCP, or both. RFC3164 (BSD) and RFC5424 formats are supported.
== Options
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$$syslog.supplier.buffer-size$$:: $$the buffer size used when decoding messages; larger messages will be rejected.$$ *($$Integer$$, default: `$$2048$$`)*
$$syslog.supplier.nio$$:: $$whether or not to use NIO (when supporting a large number of connections).$$ *($$Boolean$$, default: `$$false$$`)*
$$syslog.supplier.port$$:: $$The port to listen on.$$ *($$Integer$$, default: `$$1514$$`)*
$$syslog.supplier.protocol$$:: $$Protocol used for SYSLOG (tcp or udp).$$ *($$Protocol$$, default: `$$<none>$$`, possible values: `tcp`,`udp`,`both`)*
$$syslog.supplier.reverse-lookup$$:: $$whether or not to perform a reverse lookup on the incoming socket.$$ *($$Boolean$$, default: `$$false$$`)*
$$syslog.supplier.rfc$$:: $$'5424' or '3164' - the syslog format according to the RFC; 3164 is aka 'BSD' format.$$ *($$String$$, default: `$$3164$$`)*
$$syslog.supplier.socket-timeout$$:: $$the socket timeout.$$ *($$Integer$$, default: `$$0$$`)*
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