Index: logging/handlers.py
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--- logging/handlers.py	(revision 75293)
+++ logging/handlers.py	(working copy)
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 DEFAULT_HTTP_LOGGING_PORT   = 9022
 DEFAULT_SOAP_LOGGING_PORT   = 9023
 SYSLOG_UDP_PORT             = 514
+SYSLOG_TCP_PORT             = 514
 
 _MIDNIGHT = 24 * 60 * 60  # number of seconds in a day
 
@@ -692,7 +693,8 @@
         "CRITICAL" : "critical"
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, address=('localhost', SYSLOG_UDP_PORT), facility=LOG_USER):
+    def __init__(self, address=('localhost', SYSLOG_UDP_PORT),
+                 facility=LOG_USER, socktype=socket.SOCK_DGRAM):
         """
         Initialize a handler.
 
@@ -704,13 +706,16 @@
 
         self.address = address
         self.facility = facility
+        self.socktype = socktype
+
         if type(address) == types.StringType:
             self.unixsocket = 1
             self._connect_unixsocket(address)
         else:
             self.unixsocket = 0
-            self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-
+            self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socktype)
+            if socktype == socket.SOCK_STREAM:
+                self.socket.connect(address)
         self.formatter = None
 
     def _connect_unixsocket(self, address):
@@ -783,8 +788,10 @@
                 except socket.error:
                     self._connect_unixsocket(self.address)
                     self.socket.send(msg)
+            elif self.socktype == socket.SOCK_DGRAM:
+                self.socket.sendto(msg, self.address)
             else:
-                self.socket.sendto(msg, self.address)
+                self.socket.sendall(msg)
         except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
             raise
         except: