creates an extra socket for syslog (e.g. in a chroot jail)
Developed for systems that have an older version of syslogd which does not support multiple sockets (e.g. via the '-a' flag). Performs extensive message validation according to RFC 3164
A syslogd supporting on-demand disk buffering, TCP, writing to databases, configurable output formats, high-precision timestamps, filtering on any syslog message part, on-the-wire message compression, and the ability to convert text files to syslog.
Syslog-sec, provides an open secure syslogd implementation based on (RFC) standards, including rfc3164 ("syslog") and the upcoming "syslog-sign" . Other extensions, will/can be added. More tools will be added, too