--- rsyslog-1.17.1/syslogd.c.rOptionCompat	2007-07-20 10:22:56.000000000 +0200
+++ rsyslog-1.17.1/syslogd.c	2007-07-20 12:34:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -9174,7 +9174,14 @@
 		case 'x':		/* disable dns for remote messages */
 			DisableDNS = 1;
 			break;
-		case '?':
+		case '?':              
+			/* handle "-r" option for compatibility reasons */
+	                if(optopt == 'r') {
+				opterr = 0;
+		                AcceptRemote = 1;
+				LogPort = "0";
+				break;
+			}
 		default:
 			usage();
 		}