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socklog: socklog (system and kernel logging services)
socklog:
socklog: socklog, in cooperation with the runit package, is a small and secure
socklog: replacement for syslogd.
socklog:
socklog: It can receive syslog messages from a unix domain socket ("/dev/log")
socklog: and write them to various files on disk depending on facility
socklog: and priority. It can also read from and write to a udp socket.
socklog:
socklog: svlogd has a built in log file rotation based on file size,
socklog:  so there is no need for any cron jobs or similar to rotate the logs.