Hi Computer99,
The difficulty is that RFC5424 defines a completely different format for Syslog messages. As a result, we would need to add support for both within Kiwi Syslog Server and we would need to add a parser to detect the format of every single incoming syslog message. This would considerably slow down the amount of volume Kiwi Syslog Server can handle. Also,
-When writing the messages to log files, you would end up with 2 different formats within a log file, making it impossible to import into a spreadsheet or database application.
-When writing the messages to a database, the format of one would not match the data table's fields and the insert would fail.
The only way around this would be to convert one format into the other format, which is an entirely different can of worms in itself.
Nevertheless, it is still something we can consider with enough demand. Currently you are the first one to request this, that I am aware of.
Sincerely,
Chris Foley • SolarWinds • Technical Support
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