[CentOS] access to httpd logs

I need to enable some access to the httpd logs over ftp so they can be analyzed by another application to get a report. I used to do this on Windows NT before replacing the server with CentOS.

Thanks to help from another thread I have an ftp server enabled on the web server. I thought the easiest thing to do would be to create an id for the application to connect with, then provide a symlink to the logs in that generic user's home directory.

The problem is the logs are owned by root. How can I make them readable by this generic id without completely compromising security? Plus, as the logs rotate this id will still need access.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, James