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Comment by 🏍️ winduptoy

Re: "SRV records"

In: s/misfin

I also think SRV records could be used for multi-hosting in a sane way. If I have an account on a server with many other users and I don't have root access, then I'm essentially forced to use a non-default port for any server process I want to run. If I run a server for a protocol that requires SRV records to be defined, then many users could run their own processes on arbitrary ports, each with their own domain CNAMEs and SRVs with no problem.

🏍️ winduptoy

2023-06-13 · 5 months ago

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🐐 satch

@winduptoy good point. I guess what I mean is no SRV record is necessary if one wants to use the default port. It shouldn’t really be an optional feature for clients though, that would be confusing.

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🌒 s/misfin

SRV records — Any thoughts on making SRV records part of the spec? I think it adds a lot of flexibility for the server operator without much cost and can be pretty beneficial when your ISP does something boneheaded like block port 1958.

💬 winduptoy · 7 comments · 1 like · 2023-06-03 · 5 months ago