[logs] SYSLOG patent?

[Stefano Zanero]

A Ananth wrote:
> All,
> 
> European Patent EP1881668 published on 01/23/2008 is
> entitled "THE METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR
> TRANSFERRING SYSLOG MESSAGE" and assigned to Huawei

> Anyone care to comment on the implications?

It seems to me that the "invention" is "let's add a signal which 
automatically makes the syslog receiver switch to a secure channel".

Am I reading it wrong ?

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Cordiali saluti,
Stefano Zanero

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