Hi Erwan, http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=syslog-ng&m=97991394300231&w=2 describes the functionality (available in syslog-ng 1.5.x development releases) you desire.

From: Erwan Conq [mailto:erwan.conq@nextenso.com] Subject: [syslog-ng]Customizing the timestap format

Hello,

I'm pretty new using Syslog-ng. I'm wondering if it's possible to modify the format of the time stamp reported in the logs. Who shall I do it ?