The syslog-ng 3.0 Administrator Guide

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September 23, 2010

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This manual is the primary documentation of the syslog-ng 3.0 product line, including syslog-ng Open Source Edition (syslog-ng OSE), syslog-ng Premium Edition (syslog-ng PE), and the syslog-ng Agent for Windows (which is a part of syslog-ng PE).



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