[bug-inetutils] some suggestions to syslog.conf

[melodramus]

hello

i found a syslog.conf manual on the net--to whatever syslogd package
that may fit--that describes filters for 'programs' and 'hostnames',
like:

 # Save ftpd transactions along with mail and news
     !ftpd
     *.*      /var/log/spoolerr

 # Save forwards from hostname
     +hostname
     *.*      /var/log/hostname

to better settle this feature into the given syntax, one could turn
the program and hostname identifiers into facilities, like:

&ftpd.warning  # log ftpd warnings and higher to XXX
@foo.warning   # log warnings and higher from foo to XXX

because there may be many progs and hosts, a group identifier (an alias)
would be nice, like:

$inetd-daemons &ftpd,&telnetd,...  # alias the inetd daemons
inetd-daemons.warning              # log warnings and higher from the
                                   # progs aliased with 'inetd-daemons'

this could also be used to alias facilities and levels:

$danger  =crit,=err
$most    *,!auth,!authpriv

most.danger   '/var/log/_alert_!!!'
!most.danger  '/var/log/urgent'

the above also shows an alternative writing for .none, widening the
usage.

what do you think?

MeloDramus <address@hidden>