Index: /home/gunter/work/log4j-v1_2-branch/src/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/SyslogWriter.java
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--- /home/gunter/work/log4j-v1_2-branch/src/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/SyslogWriter.java	(revision 410357)
+++ /home/gunter/work/log4j-v1_2-branch/src/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/SyslogWriter.java	(working copy)
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 public class SyslogWriter extends Writer {
 
   final int SYSLOG_PORT = 514;
-  static String syslogHost;
   
+  private int port = SYSLOG_PORT;
   private InetAddress address;
   private DatagramSocket ds;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@
 
   public
   SyslogWriter(String syslogHost) {
-    this.syslogHost = syslogHost;
+    int colon = syslogHost.indexOf(':');
+    if (colon != -1) {
+        try {
+            port = parsePort(syslogHost.substring(colon + 1));
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            LogLog.error("Illegal port specification in " + syslogHost +
+                 ". Logging will go to syslog port 514.");
+        }
+        syslogHost = syslogHost.substring(0, colon);
+    }
 
     try {      
       this.address = InetAddress.getByName(syslogHost);
@@ -61,6 +70,13 @@
     }
   }
 
+  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[] buf, int off, int len) throws IOException {
@@ -71,7 +87,7 @@
   void write(String string) throws IOException {
     byte[] bytes = string.getBytes();
     DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(bytes, bytes.length,
-					       address, SYSLOG_PORT);
+					       address, port );
 
     if(this.ds != null)
       ds.send(packet);
Index: /home/gunter/work/log4j-v1_2-branch/src/java/org/apache/log4j/net/SyslogAppender.java
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--- /home/gunter/work/log4j-v1_2-branch/src/java/org/apache/log4j/net/SyslogAppender.java	(revision 410357)
+++ /home/gunter/work/log4j-v1_2-branch/src/java/org/apache/log4j/net/SyslogAppender.java	(working copy)
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@
 
   /**
     The <b>SyslogHost</b> option is the name of the the syslog host
-    where log output should go.
+    where log output should go. Format: host[:port]. If no port number
+    is specified, log output goes to syslog standard port 514. 
 
     <b>WARNING</b> If the SyslogHost is not set, then this appender
     will fail.