&gt; Syslog is just a [family] of network protocols[, most informally specified.]<p>syslog-ng (my syslog of choice) has 3 &#x27;syslog&#x27; network protocols. `tcp`&#x2F;`udp`, `network`, and `syslog`. Now lets play &#x27;match the syslog-ng name to the rfc` (or lack thereof)!