Are there any "logger" alternatives to send messages to a syslog server?

[hasu]

I am trying to send text messages to a syslog server using logger command. It seems that the logger depends on the configuration of the installed syslog system.

I am wondering if this can be achieved by some command line tool. Are there any tool in Linux which can take ip address and port number as arguments along with the text to be sent? I was thinking some thing like telnet, but the syslog server is configured using UDP.

Thanks!

 

[JBT]

Snare for Linux? http://www.intersectalliance.com/projects/snare/

 

[hasu]

Snare for Linux? http://www.intersectalliance.com/projects/snare/

Thanks! but I am ok with the syslog server (UDP) which is running on a windows machine in the same network. I just want to send messages to it from Linux servers using some kind of command line program other than "logger" (logger is built in).

 

[Rob Burton]

A great alternative is to use NXLog, which is a free, open source log management software. Give it a try, if you still need a high performance slog management solution!