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From: hank%westford.ccur.com@relay.cs.net
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Subject: Re: Need syslog(3) functions
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Date: 4 May 91 01:07:41 GMT
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In article <5072@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> you write:
>
>In article, uuomar@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Omar Syed) writes:
>> 
>> We are trying to compile a program that makes calls to 
>> openlog(3), syslog(3) and closelog(3).  Unfortunately
>> Concurrent does not support these functions which seem
>> to be fairly standard on other systems. 
>> 
>Well, some time ago (perhaps as long ago as RTU 4.0 or 4.1 I too had
>this problem and when I could not find the functions, and could not
>get syslog to work, I filed an SCR/SQR (Software Quality Report.)  It
>turns out that it is one of the few that got a semi-serious answer.
>
>The answer is "...we don't see the need for this and since we don't
>support it, we won't include it any more..."  I subsequently tried to
>get them to see that this really is an important part of networked
>life and would they please re-consider.
>
Stan,
This has come up before but some things keep coming back. :^)

Syslog was included in MASSCOMP's sendmail non-product.  When the
company adopted MMDF there was no need to continue to keep syslog
around.  If people want syslog they may be able to get a copy of the
old sendmail kit  through their sales rep although I wouldn't bet on
it.  I think that sendmail might have been put into the user's
library if so then syslog will be there as well.

Hank Cohen
Concurrent Nippon Corp.
Tokyo Japan.


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