No real improvements, just a matter of style
(Dammit Jim, this is not C ;-) yeah i know, TIMTOWTDI)

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
###############################################################
# Script for logging automation to a Syslog server            #
# For public use, creator takes no responsibilities for       #
# any damages, misconfigs or loss of sanity resulting from    #
# these script(s)                                             #
###############################################################

use strict;

use Net::Ping;
use Net::Syslog;
use Getopt::Std;

use vars qw($opt_p $opt_t $opt_m);

#Set an array with legal Priority values
my @priVals = qw(emerg alert crit err warning notice info debug);

getopts('m:p:t:');
# I prefer &getopts('f?h:u:p:', \%O) because it doesn't
# set additional global vars like described in pod

unless ( defined $opt_p && defined $opt_t )
{
   die(<<'    THEOPTIONS');

Missing Options!
Required:

 -p <proirity of message>
    Can be emerg, alert, crit, err, warning, notice, info, debug


  -t <text of Message to syslog>
    Note: If you use spaces in your message, surround the message in q
+uotes


  -m <machine name or IP>
    Note: this is optional, default is 127.0.0.1

    THEOPTIONS
}

$opt_m = "127.0.0.1" unless defined $opt_m;

my $pingResult = Net::Ping->new('icmp');

die ("\nSysLoggerErr:1\nCannot resolve $opt_m\n")
unless $pingResult->ping($opt_m);

$pingResult->close() ;

for my $priV (@priVals)
{
   last if $opt_p eq $priV;

    die ("Not a valid Priority, check caps as this is case sensitive!\
+n")
    if $priV eq 'debug';

   next if $opt_p ne $priV;
}

my $syslog = new Net::Syslog(SyslogHost => $opt_m,
                          Facility => 'syslog',
                          Priority => $opt_p);

$syslog->send("$opt_t\n") ;

exit;
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update:
<<' THEOPTIONS' is called a heredoc, just do a search on this site and you'll find plenty of info (and you can always query the faq from perldoc)

f? was just an example from xml_pimp and f? does nothing special, it just mean there is a switch called f, and one called ? (which is help in xml_pimp)

As for the info, it's all documentation for Getopt::Std

 
___crazyinsomniac_______________________________________
Disclaimer: Don't blame. It came from inside the void
perl -e "$q=$_;map({chr unpack qq;H*;,$_}split(q;;,q*H*));print;$q/$q;"

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