--- ./sysklogd/syslogd.c.orig	2006-03-07 20:19:12.000000000 +0100
+++ ./sysklogd/syslogd.c	2006-03-07 21:55:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -91,6 +91,20 @@
 static int local_logging = FALSE;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+/* udp socket for receiving local UDP messages */
+static int listen_udp_fd = -1;
+static struct sockaddr_in listen_udp_addr;
+
+/* where are we listening to? */
+static char *ListenHost;
+
+/* what port are we listening to? */
+static int ListenPort = 514;
+static int doListenUDP = FALSE;
+#endif
+
+
 /* Make loging output smaller. */
 static bool small = false;
 
@@ -394,6 +408,22 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+static void init_LocalLog(void)
+{
+	memset(&listen_udp_addr, 0, sizeof(listen_udp_addr));
+	listen_udp_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+
+	if (listen_udp_fd < 0) {
+		bb_error_msg("cannot create socket");
+	}
+
+	listen_udp_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	listen_udp_addr.sin_addr = *(struct in_addr *) *(xgethostbyname(ListenHost))->h_addr_list;
+	listen_udp_addr.sin_port = htons(ListenPort);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void logMessage(int pri, char *msg)
 {
 	time_t now;
@@ -569,6 +599,18 @@
 	if (chmod(lfile, 0666) < 0) {
 		bb_perror_msg_and_die("Could not set permission on " _PATH_LOG);
 	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+	if (doListenUDP) {
+		init_LocalLog();
+
+		if (bind(listen_udp_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &listen_udp_addr,
+		         sizeof(listen_udp_addr)) < 0) {
+			bb_perror_msg_and_die("Could not bind to local UDP socket");
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
 	if (circular_logging == TRUE) {
 		ipcsyslog_init();
@@ -584,11 +626,18 @@
 	logMessage(LOG_SYSLOG | LOG_INFO, "syslogd started: " BB_BANNER);
 
 	for (;;) {
-
+		int nbfd;
 		FD_ZERO(&fds);
 		FD_SET(sock_fd, &fds);
-
-		if (select(sock_fd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
+		nbfd = sock_fd + 1;
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+		if (doListenUDP) {
+			FD_SET(listen_udp_fd, &fds);
+			if (listen_udp_fd >= nbfd)
+				nbfd = listen_udp_fd + 1;
+		}
+#endif
+		if (select(nbfd, &fds, NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
 			if (errno == EINTR) {
 				/* alarm may have happened. */
 				continue;
@@ -596,8 +645,6 @@
 			bb_perror_msg_and_die("select error");
 		}
 
-		if (FD_ISSET(sock_fd, &fds)) {
-			int i;
 #if MAXLINE > BUFSIZ
 # define TMP_BUF_SZ BUFSIZ
 #else
@@ -605,6 +652,9 @@
 #endif
 #define tmpbuf bb_common_bufsiz1
 
+		if (FD_ISSET(sock_fd, &fds)) {
+			int i;
+
 			if ((i = recv(sock_fd, tmpbuf, TMP_BUF_SZ, 0)) > 0) {
 				tmpbuf[i] = '\0';
 				serveConnection(tmpbuf, i);
@@ -612,6 +662,17 @@
 				bb_perror_msg_and_die("UNIX socket error");
 			}
 		}				/* FD_ISSET() */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+		if (doListenUDP && FD_ISSET(listen_udp_fd, &fds)) {
+			int i;
+
+			if ((i = recv(listen_udp_fd, tmpbuf, TMP_BUF_SZ, 0)) > 0) {
+				tmpbuf[i] = '\0';
+				serveConnection(tmpbuf, i);
+			}
+		}				/* FD_ISSET() */
+#endif /* SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP */
 	}					/* for main loop */
 }
 
@@ -624,7 +685,7 @@
 	char *p;
 
 	/* do normal option parsing */
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "m:nO:s:Sb:R:LC::")) > 0) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "m:nO:s:Sb:R:Ll:C::")) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'm':
 			MarkInterval = atoi(optarg) * 60;
@@ -657,6 +718,16 @@
 			local_logging = TRUE;
 			break;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+		case 'l':
+			ListenHost = bb_xstrdup(optarg);
+			if ((p = strchr(ListenHost, ':'))) {
+				ListenPort = atoi(p + 1);
+				*p = '\0';
+			}
+			doListenUDP = TRUE;
+			break;
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
 		case 'C':
 			if (optarg) {
--- ./sysklogd/Config.in.orig	2006-03-07 20:37:28.000000000 +0100
+++ ./sysklogd/Config.in	2006-03-07 20:40:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@
 	  measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with
 	  by an intruder.
 
+config CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+	bool "  Listen to UDP socket"
+	default n
+	depends on CONFIG_SYSLOGD
+	help
+	  When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will
+	  be able to listen to a local UDP socket, which will
+	  make it reachable by tools which can only log to network.
+	  The real goal is not to provide a big local syslog server,
+	  but to use it as a centralized repeater.
+
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
 	bool "  Circular Buffer support"
 	default n
--- ./include/usage.h.orig	2006-03-07 20:53:55.000000000 +0100
+++ ./include/usage.h	2006-03-07 20:56:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -2864,6 +2864,11 @@
 #else
 #  define USAGE_REMOTE_LOG(a)
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP
+#  define USAGE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP(a) a
+#else
+#  define USAGE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP(a)
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
 #  define USAGE_IPC_LOG(a) a
 #else
@@ -2903,6 +2908,8 @@
 	USAGE_REMOTE_LOG( \
 	"\n\t-R HOST[:PORT]\tLog to IP or hostname on PORT (default PORT=514/UDP)\n" \
 	"\t-L\t\tLog locally and via network logging (default is network only)") \
+	USAGE_SYSLOG_LISTEN_UDP( \
+	"\n\t-l HOST[:PORT]\tAccept UDP packets on this local IP or hostname on PORT (default PORT=514/UDP)\n") \
 	USAGE_IPC_LOG( \
 	"\n\t-C [size(KiB)]\tLog to a circular buffer (read the buffer using logread)")
 #define syslogd_example_usage \