RE: [logs] syslog/tcp (selp)

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Bennet Todd wrote:
> If we allow MSGs that include CRLFs within them, we're also
> accepting that outputting these records in a straight text file is a
> lossy operation; and that in turn means that it's easy to send a
> message that "forges" a log entry in the file.

Why can't the transport simply escape the CRLFs & handle dumping to text the
same way?

Cheers,
Frank.

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