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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="v8compatibility.html">Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v8</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v8compatibility.html#mark-messages">Mark Messages</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v8compatibility.html#untested-modules">Untested Modules</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html">Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v7</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html#bsd-style-blocks">BSD-Style blocks</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html#omusrmsg-using-just-a-username-or-is-deprecated">omusrmsg: using just a username or “*” is deprecated</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html#notes-for-the-7-3-7-4-branch">Notes for the 7.3/7.4 branch</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html#last-message-repeated-n-times-processing">“last message repeated n times” Processing</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html#user-noticable-changes">User-Noticable Changes</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html#performance-implications">Performance Implications</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="v7compatibility.html#stricter-string-template-processing">Stricter string-template Processing</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="v6compatibility.html">Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v6</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v6compatibility.html#property-pri-text">Property “pri-text”</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v6compatibility.html#plugin-abi">Plugin ABI</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v6compatibility.html#rainerscript-based-rsyslog-conf">RainerScript based rsyslog.conf</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v6compatibility.html#compatibility-mode">compatibility mode</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v6compatibility.html#escape-sequences-in-script-based-filters">Escape Sequences in Script-Based Filters</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="v5compatibility.html">Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v5</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v5compatibility.html#hup-processing">HUP processing</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="v4compatibility.html">Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v4</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="v3compatibility.html">Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v3</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v3compatibility.html#inputs">Inputs</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v3compatibility.html#command-line-options">Command Line Options</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v3compatibility.html#c-option-compatibility-mode">-c option / Compatibility Mode</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v3compatibility.html#default-port-for-udp-and-tcp-servers">Default port for UDP (and TCP) Servers</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v3compatibility.html#output-file-syncing">Output File Syncing</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="v3compatibility.html#queue-modes-for-the-main-message-queue">Queue Modes for the Main Message Queue</a></li>
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<p class="first admonition-title">See also</p>
<p>Help with configuring/using <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Rsyslog</span></code>:</p>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog">Mailing list</a> - best route for general questions</li>
<li>GitHub: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/">rsyslog source project</a> - detailed questions, reporting issues
that are believed to be bugs with <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Rsyslog</span></code></li>
<li>Stack Exchange (<a class="reference external" href="https://stackexchange.com/filters/327462/rsyslog">View</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://serverfault.com/questions/ask?tags=rsyslog">Ask</a>)
- experimental support from rsyslog community</li>
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<p class="first admonition-title">See also</p>
<p>Contributing to <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Rsyslog</span></code>:</p>
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<li>Source project: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/master/README.md">rsyslog project README</a>.</li>
<li>Documentation: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog-doc/blob/master/README.md">rsyslog-doc project README</a></li>
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<p>Copyright 2008-2020 <a class="reference external" href="https://rainer.gerhards.net/">Rainer Gerhards</a>
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