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<a name="idm45736170775104"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>The backend provides support for the syslog protocol, defined in RFC3164. The backend sends log records to a remote host via UDP. The host name can be specified by calling the <code class="computeroutput">set_target_address</code> method. By default log records will be sent to localhost:514. The local address can be specified as well, by calling the <code class="computeroutput">set_local_address</code> method. By default sys