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| author | Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> | 2007-08-13 12:41:23 +0000 |
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| committer | Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> | 2007-08-13 12:41:23 +0000 |
| commit | b68871533aaae9eff0e8acb038e06a42702973d3 (patch) | |
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improved doc quality, changed some very old text. Also, added more links to
new online resources.
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diff --git a/doc/manual.html b/doc/manual.html index e154bfd3..3496c85c 100644 --- a/doc/manual.html +++ b/doc/manual.html @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <body>
<h1>RSyslog - Documentation</h1>
<p><b><a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">Rsyslog</a> is an enhanced syslogd
-supporting, among others, <a href="rsyslog_mysql.html">MySQL</a>, syslog/tcp,
+supporting, among others, <a href="rsyslog_mysql.html">MySQL</a>,
<a href="http://wiki.rsyslog.com/index.php/FailoverSyslogServer">failover log
destinations</a>, syslog/tcp,
fine grain output format control, and the ability to filter on any message part.</b>
It is quite compatible to stock
sysklogd and can be used as a drop-in replacement. Its <a href="features.html">
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ helps. Learn <a href="how2help.html">how to help the rsyslog project</a>.</p> <a href="rsyslog084-freebsd5.4.txt">Syslog-to-SQL with rsyslog-0.8.4 on FreeBSD 5.4</a>
(which unfortunately is a bit outdated now).</p>
<p>Our <a href="history.html">rsyslog history</a> page is for you if you would like to learn a little more
-on why there is an rsyslog at all.</p>
+on why there is an rsyslog at all. If you are interested why you should care
about rsyslog at all, you may want to read Rainer's essay on "<a href="http://rgerhards.blogspot.com/2007/08/why-does-world-need-another-syslogd.html">why
the world needs another syslogd</a>".</p>
<p>Documentation is added continuously. Please note that the documentation here
matches only the current version of rsyslog. If you use an older version, be sure
to use the doc that came with it.</p>
<p><b>You can also browse the following online resources:</b></p>
<ul>
+<li>the <a href="http://wiki.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog wiki</a>, a community
resource</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/module-Static_Docs-view-f-manual.html.phtml">rsyslog online documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/Topic3.phtml">rsyslog FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/PNphpBB2.phtml">rsyslog discussion forum</a></li>
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ to use the doc that came with it.</p> </ul>
<p>And don't forget about the <a href="http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog">rsyslog mailing list</a>.
If you are interested in the "backstage", you may find
-<a href="http://www.adiscon.com/en/people/rainer-gerhards.php">Rainer</a>'s
+<a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer</a>'s
<a href="http://rgerhards.blogspot.com/">blog</a> an interesting read (filter on
syslog and rsyslog tags).</p>
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