Most Unix programmers would be used to the interface defined by syslog.h
, and many implementations (such as glibc) have no real limit on the size of the syslog message being sent to it, but there is usually a limit on the application listening to /dev/log
.
I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to find the maximum message size for the syslog? Or some good documentation of what the limit actually (or usually) is?
Edit:
So far I've found these RFCs on the topic: