[syslog-ng]new macro feature request

[Nate Campi]

I sort logs by hostname, but often the hostname field is wrong, containg
a program name (from some solaris hosts) or a severity level (some
network devices).

Would it be possible to add a macro for the client IP/hostname? Instead of
logging like this:

destination hosts {
file("/var/log/HOSTS/$HOST/$YEAR/$MONTH/$DAY/$FACILITY$YEAR$MONTH$DAY"
 owner(root) group(logs) perm(0644) dir_perm(0755) create_dirs(yes)); };

I could log like this:

destination hosts {
file("/var/log/HOSTS/$gethostbyaddr/$YEAR/$MONTH/$DAY/$FACILITY$YEAR$MONTH$DAY"
 owner(root) group(logs) perm(0644) dir_perm(0755) create_dirs(yes)); };

This way, /var/log/HOSTS/unixbox gets the log that the host "unixbox" sent 
even if the message itself is formatted incorrectly.

Man I wish I knew C and could supply patches. Maybe I'll finally apply
myself to the K&R C book soon and see what I can churn out ;)
-- 
Nate

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