--- Python-2.4.4/Lib/logging/handlers.py.syslogexit	2006-12-05 11:41:12.000000000 -0500

+++ Python-2.4.4/Lib/logging/handlers.py	2006-12-05 11:41:20.000000000 -0500

@@ -586,11 +586,11 @@

         self.address = address

         self.facility = facility

         if type(address) == types.StringType:

-            self._connect_unixsocket(address)

             self.unixsocket = 1

+            self._connect_unixsocket(address)

         else:

-            self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)

             self.unixsocket = 0

+            self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)

         self.formatter = None