I'm a syslog-ng newbie and so am hoping that this is not too much of a FAQ. A nod of thanks to the syslog-ng developers for syslog-ng btw!

I need to write a unix-socket-based destination server that will accept data from syslog-ng. Hence, I'm trying to find a documented definition of syslog-ng's log records as my server would receive them. Can anyone provide a pointer or two as I cannot find this in the docs?

I have a test server that receives records of the following form: <22><standard syslog log<22><another standard syslog record>, etc, etc

What is the meaning of <22>? Can I rely on this as a record separator?

Many thanks,
Paul