Index: syslogd.c
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--- syslogd.c	(revision 287682)
+++ syslogd.c	(working copy)
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
 logmsg(int pri, const char *msg, const char *from, int flags)
 {
 	struct filed *f;
-	int i, fac, msglen, omask, prilev;
+	int i, j, fac, msglen, omask, prilev;
 	const char *timestamp;
  	char prog[NAME_MAX+1];
 	char buf[MAXLINE+1];
@@ -956,6 +956,19 @@
 
 	prilev = LOG_PRI(pri);
 
+	/* skip hostname, see RFC 3164 */
+	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < NAME_MAX; i++) {
+		if (isspace(msg[i])) {
+			j = i + 1;
+		}
+		if (msg[i] == ':')
+			break;
+	}
+	if (j <= msglen) {
+		msg += j;
+		msglen -= j;
+	}
+
 	/* extract program name */
 	for (i = 0; i < NAME_MAX; i++) {
 		if (!isprint(msg[i]) || msg[i] == ':' || msg[i] == '[' ||