[syslogd:] howto direct messages to files

Hello together,
in Tiger syslogd has changed a lot.
My question is:
Is it still possible to filter the messages (based on the hostname or application) so i.e. messages recieved from a special host will not go to system.log but only to a predefined file?
This used to be possible by adding program or hostname specifications in '/etc/syslog.conf' as described in http://www.gsp.com/cgi-bin/man.cgi?section=5&topic=syslog.conf but it does not work any more.
Also the section about program or hostname specifications is omitted in syslog.conf(5) in Tiger.
There is a hint to asl.conf(5) in syslogd(8) but this manpage does not exist.
Any help will be appreciated.
Best regards
martin
G4 Sawtooth, iBook G4 800 Mac OS X (10.4)

Hi Martin,
   I'm not qualified to discuss what you want to do but I can discuss the man page. To begin with, syslogd.8 and syslog.conf.5 exist and the "Bill of Materials" (BOM) files indicate they're installed by the Essentials.pkg installer. The syslog.3 file is installed by the BSD.pkg installer. You can use the application Pacifist, to pull a new copy of a missing man pages from the Essentials.pkg installer package.
   Our syslog.conf.5 man page isn't as elaborate as the one you found. Our syslogd does support a number of the new fancy features discussed in that man page you found but it certainly doesn't support everything. Also, it's gotten worse over time. The syntax I used to use to keep firewall log entries out of the system log no longer works. The notation was !-ipfw in a line at the top of the config file. The man page that you found discusses "program specifications" and "!prog" does work with our syslog. However, it changes to discussing hostnames before discussing the minus sign notation. Our man page doesn't discuss any of that.
   The only thing I am qualified to suggest is that you experiment like I did. If you can get the part that works to do what you want, great! Otherwise, see if you can categorize what doesn't work and file a bug report.
Gary
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