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diff --git a/rules/syslogng.in b/rules/syslogng.in index ca42c117a..a9dfe50fe 100644 --- a/rules/syslogng.in +++ b/rules/syslogng.in @@ -42,7 +42,16 @@ config SYSLOGNG_SPOOF_SOURCE depends on SYSLOGNG prompt "spoof_source feature" help - FIXME: missing + Enables the ability for source address spoofing. + This means that the host running syslog-ng generates + UDP packets with the source IP address matching the + original sender of the message. It is useful when + you want to perform some kind of preprocessing via + syslog-ng then forward messages to your central log + management solution with the source address of the + original sender. This option only works for UDP + destinations though the original message can be + received by TCP as well. comment "runtime options ---" depends on SYSLOGNG |