--- /home/gunter/work/log4j/src/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/SyslogWriter.java	(revision 410485)
+++ /home/gunter/work/log4j/src/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/SyslogWriter.java	(working copy)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ 
 */
 public class SyslogWriter extends Writer {
   final int SYSLOG_PORT = 514;
-  String syslogHost;
+  private int port = SYSLOG_PORT;
   private InetAddress address;
   private DatagramSocket ds;
 
@@ -45,7 +45,16 @@ 
   StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
   
   public SyslogWriter(String syslogHost) {
-    this.syslogHost = syslogHost;
+    int colon = syslogHost.indexOf(':');
+    if (colon != -1) {
+      try {
+        port = parsePort(syslogHost.substring(colon + 1));
+      } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+        logger.error("Illegal port specification in " + syslogHost +
+               ". Logging will go to syslog port 514.");
+      }
+      syslogHost = syslogHost.substring(0, colon);
+    }
 
     try {
       this.address = InetAddress.getByName(syslogHost);
@@ -64,6 +73,13 @@ 
     }
   }
 
+  private static int parsePort(String s) {
+    int no = Integer.parseInt(s);
+    if (no <= 0 || no > 0xffff)
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+    return no;
+  }
+
   public void write(char[] charArray, int offset, int len) throws IOException {
     buf.append(charArray, offset, len);
   }
@@ -77,7 +93,7 @@ 
     logger.debug("Writing out [{}]", buf);
     byte[] bytes = buf.toString().getBytes();
     DatagramPacket packet =
-      new DatagramPacket(bytes, bytes.length, address, SYSLOG_PORT);
+      new DatagramPacket(bytes, bytes.length, address, port);
 
     if (this.ds != null) {
       ds.send(packet);
--- /home/gunter/work/log4j/src/java/org/apache/log4j/net/SyslogAppender.java	(revision 410485)
+++ /home/gunter/work/log4j/src/java/org/apache/log4j/net/SyslogAppender.java	(working copy)
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ 
 
   /**
    * The <b>SyslogHost</b> option is the name of the the syslog host where log
-   * output should go.
+   * output should go. Format: host[:port]. If no port number is specified,
+   * output goes to syslog standard port 514.
    *
    * <b>WARNING</b> If the SyslogHost is not set, then this appender will fail.
    */