[syslog-ng]buffer limitations and TCP compression

[Jason Haar]

Hi there

Can someone explain to me how the tcp/udp destination options handle 
network outages/congestion? If I set my fifo to 10000, does that mean if 
the remote server is down (I assume this only affects TCP - not UDP 
BTW), the "client" will hold up to 10000 records before dropping... the 
oldest? Just what does happen then?

Also, does anyone think adding a compress option to the tcp destination 
option is a good idea? It could really cut down on the traffic (esp if 
you could force a *minimum* fifo queue size - to increase your chance of 
repeated data). It could make centralized logging over WANs much more 
attractive.

Thanks

Jason