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SyslogAgent
SyslogAgent is a Windows add-on, allowing Windows EventLog events as
well as other Windows applications logs to be sent to a syslog server.
SyslogAgent is installed as a transparant service on Windows.
The SyslogAgent is a derivate of NTSyslog by SaberNet.net,
and is shipped under the GNU license. Therefore, the software is freely
downloadable and free to use.
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The application logging functionality
of SyslogAgent handles any logs that are text-based and uses one line per log
entry. A wizard functionality suggests which configuration to use, or the user
can manually configure the mapping from log file to syslog format.
Most common logging formats on Windows (IIS, FTP etc) are automatically
supported.
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SyslogAgent has been significantly optimized compared to NTSyslog. Changes in
the engine has resultet in several orders of magnitude faster parsing, which
was needed for large volume installations. Communication with domain servers
has also be minimized. Filtering based on EventIDs has also been
introduced.
SyslogAgent has a security feature agains loss of data because of network
availability. SyslogAgent will not transmit any logs when a reliable network
connection to the SyslogServer is unavailable. When it does become available,
all the accumulated event logs are transmitted. This feature is designed
primarily for laptops, but is also to an advantage in an enterprise environment
in case of network connectivity problems, or SyslogServer downtime.
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