From: Mike Subject: Re: patch for syslogd to enable option of ISO format in timestamps To: tech@openbsd.org Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 13:57:29 -0400 On 9/8/2026 1:21 PM, Theo de Raadt wrote: >> Does our remote looging receiver parse this timestamp correctly? > > I strongly suspect something will be very unhappy with that format. > The ISO format is already in use in syslogd via the -Z option for about 10 years. I had been using the syslogd default local time timestamps, but I wanted a format in the log record that would sort properly. The -Z option gives me the format specified in RFC 5424, but I wanted to use the default local time and not UTC. That is the purpose of the patch. > I don't agree with this feature. 2) the ship has sailed, and 2) > more formats which bring no benefit are simply a bad idea. I mentioned the benefit of this feature in another message. But, since the ship has sailed, I'll leave it there. Thanks for your reply.