--- /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_python26/work/destroot/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py	2009-10-08 15:38:51.000000000 -0700
+++ handlers.py	2009-10-08 18:06:38.000000000 -0700
@@ -687,25 +687,30 @@
         "CRITICAL" : "critical"
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, address=('localhost', SYSLOG_UDP_PORT), facility=LOG_USER):
+    def __init__(self, address=('localhost', SYSLOG_UDP_PORT),
+                 facility=LOG_USER, protocol='udp'):
         """
         Initialize a handler.
 
+        If protocol is specified as 'tcp' SysLogHandler will send the syslog
+        message using TCP.
         If address is specified as a string, a UNIX socket is used. To log to a
         local syslogd, "SysLogHandler(address="/dev/log")" can be used.
         If facility is not specified, LOG_USER is used.
         """
-        logging.Handler.__init__(self)
-
+        logging.Handler.__init__(self)        
         self.address = address
         self.facility = facility
         if type(address) == types.StringType:
             self.unixsocket = 1
             self._connect_unixsocket(address)
-        else:
+        elif protocol == 'tcp':
+            self.unixsocket = 0
+            self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            self.socket.connect(address)
+        elif protocol == 'udp':
             self.unixsocket = 0
             self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-
         self.formatter = None
 
     def _connect_unixsocket(self, address):