RFC 6587 · HISTORIC · 2012
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Transmission of Syslog Messages over TCP
Overview
RFC 6587, “Transmission of Syslog Messages over TCP”, is a Historic document published in April 2012 by R. Gerhards, C. Lonvick. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
There have been many implementations and deployments of legacy syslog over TCP for many years. That protocol has evolved without being standardized and has proven to be quite interoperable in practice. This memo describes how TCP has been used as a transport for syslog messages. This document defines a Historic Document for the Internet community.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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