Syslog Host Field Character Sets

A list of the acceptable characters in an ASCII syslog header.

Acceptable Alphanumeric Character Sets
Character Description Example
Alpha chars, upper or lower case A-Z and a-z
Numbers 0-9
Punctuation at sign @
underscore _
period .
backslash \
colon :
asterisk *
brackets [ ]
parentheses ( )
plus sign +
minus -
space  
tab