diff --git a/config/fail2ban.conf.default b/config/fail2ban.conf.default
index 71a319dd..ee2a3485 100644
--- a/config/fail2ban.conf.default
+++ b/config/fail2ban.conf.default
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ debug = false
 #
 logtargets = /var/log/fail2ban.log
 
+# Option: syslog-target
+# Notes.: where to find syslog facility if logtarget SYSLOG
+# Values: file(socket) hostname hostname:port Default: /dev/log
+syslog-target = /dev/log
+
+# Option: syslog-facility
+# Notes.: which syslog facility to use if logtarget SYSLOG
+# Values: NUM Default: 1
+syslog-facility = 1
+
 # Option:  pidlock
 # Notes.:  path of the PID lock file (must be able to write to file).
 # Values:  FILE  Default:  /var/run/fail2ban.pid
diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index ba670859..862cf3a5 100644
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ Currently the main difference with upstream: python libraries are
 placed under /usr/share/fail2ban insteadh of /usr/lib/fail2ban to
 comply with policy regarding architecture independent resources.
 
-See the file TODO.Debian for more details, as well as the Debian Bug
+Only handling of ssh files is enabled by default. If you want to use
+fail2ban with apache, please enable apache section manually in
+/etc/fail2ban.conf.
+
+See  TODO.Debian for more details, as well as the Debian Bug
 Tracking system.
 
- -- Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>, Sat Jul 23 09:09:51 2005
+ -- Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>, Thu Aug 18 20:53:58 2005
diff --git a/debian/TODO b/debian/TODO
index 8439aeb7..7cada7c3 100644
--- a/debian/TODO
+++ b/debian/TODO
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Because this is just a quick hack to package fail2ban it might be missing
-some crucial parts...
+* Collect more sections for other log files
 
 -- debian@onerussian.com
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fff9c872..b7a00b5c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 fail2ban (0.5.2-3) unstable; urgency=low
 
-  * Fixed errata in /etc/default/fail2ban. (Closes: #323451)
-
+  * Fixed errata in /etc/default/fail2ban (closes: #323451)
+  * Fixed handling of SYSLOG logging target. Now it can log to any syslog
+    target and facility as directed by the config (revisions 160:166 patch
+    from syslog branch) (closes: #323543)
+  * Included upstream README and TODO
+  * Mentioned in README.Debian that apache section is disabled by default
+  * Adjusted man pages to cross-reference each other (closes: #323840)
+  * Moved fail2ban man page under section 8 as in upstream
+  
  -- Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:23:28 -1000
 
 fail2ban (0.5.2-2) unstable; urgency=low
diff --git a/fail2ban.py b/fail2ban.py
index 48b845dd..c9f4e2a4 100755
--- a/fail2ban.py
+++ b/fail2ban.py
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ def main():
 	# Options
 	optionValues = (["bool", "background", False],
 					["str", "logtargets", "/var/log/fail2ban.log"],
+					["str", "syslog-target", "/dev/log"],
+					["int", "syslog-facility", 1],
 					["bool", "debug", False],
 					["str", "pidlock", "/var/run/fail2ban.pid"],
 					["int", "maxretry", 3],
@@ -241,7 +243,35 @@ def main():
 		if target == "STDERR":
 			hdlr = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
 		elif target == "SYSLOG":
-			hdlr = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler()
+
+			# SYSLOG target can be either
+			#    a socket (file, so it starts with /)
+			# or hostname
+			# or hostname:port
+			syslogtargets = re.findall("(/[\w/]*)|([^/ ][^: ]*)(:(\d+)){,1}",
+									   conf["syslog-target"])
+			# we are waiting for a single match
+			syslogtargets = syslogtargets[0]
+
+			# assign facility if it was defined
+			if conf["syslog-facility"] < 0:
+				facility = handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_USER
+			else:
+				facility = conf["syslog-facility"]
+
+			if len(syslogtargets) == 0: # everything default
+				hdlr = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler()
+			else:
+				if not ( syslogtargets[0] == "" ): # got socket
+					syslogtarget = syslogtargets[0]
+				else:		# got hostname and may be a port
+					if syslogtargets[3] == "": # no port specified
+						port = 514
+					else:
+						port = int(syslogtargets[3])
+					syslogtarget = (syslogtargets[1], port)
+				hdlr = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(syslogtarget, facility)
+				
 		else:
 			# Target should be a file
 			try: