# permit.slashesInHostname

Allow `/` in hostnames, useful for syslog-ng relay chains.

This parameter applies to pmrfc3164: Parse RFC3164-formatted messages.

Name:

  permit.slashesInHostname

Scope:

  module

Type:

  boolean

Default:

  module=off

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  8.20.0

## Description

This option allows hostnames to include slash characters.

## Module usage

    parser(name="custom.rfc3164" type="pmrfc3164" permit.slashesInHostname="on")

## Notes

- Legacy docs referred to this as a `binary` option, which maps to a boolean.

## See also

See also pmrfc3164: Parse RFC3164-formatted messages.

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