[syslog-ng] DOMAIN Name Variable

[Alexi Papaleonardos]

David Anderson wrote:
> That doesn't work, as many domains outside of the US have a 3-part
> domain, as in xyz.co.uk.
>   

While we're on the subject, I think a great feature would be the ability 
to encode & transmit the originator's full domain name _as it thinks it 
is_ (such as the output of "hostname -f" on linux), or its primary IP 
address.  We have many hosts that transmit their logs through stunnel to 
our central syslog-ng servers, so naturally their IP addresses are not 
available for reverse lookups.  Unfortunately, many of these hosts have 
the same hostname, but different domain names--so their logs are 
indistinguishable.

This might be quicker to implement than built-in SSL.
Thanks,
Alexi

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Respectfully,

Alexi Papaleonardos, CISSP
Enterprise Security Dept.
Hypermedia Systems, Inc.
700 S. Flower St., 32nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA. 90017
Tel: 213.452.1122   Fax: 213.452.0552
alexi.papaleonardos at hypermediasystems.com