Subject: Re: Next try: sysklogd 1.4
From: Martin Schulze (joey@finlandia.infodrom.north.de)
Date: Mon Sep 18 2000 - 11:43:04 CEST
Olaf Kirch wrote:
> Hi Joey,
>
> On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 11:26:34AM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote:
> > Wasn't there a discussion that this would involve changes in the libc
> > as well?
>
> No. glibc-2.1 will first try stream, then dgram sockets. It will even
> automatically reconnect when it notices the stream connection breaks
> (but lose one message IIRC).
>
> We've used this patch for about a year now in OpenLinux, and had
> no problems. I think most vendors implemented a patch like this
> when the issue was first brought up.
Ok. But now I'm running out of time, will see what I can do after
lunch.
Regards,
Joey
-- No question is too silly to ask, but, of course, some are too silly to answer. -- Perl book Oldenburger LinuxTag 2000 http://oldenburger.linuxtage.de/
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