Re: Adding Rendezvous support to postmaster - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Adding Rendezvous support to postmaster
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Msg-id 25923.1053930656@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Adding Rendezvous support to postmaster  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Adding Rendezvous support to postmaster  (Peter Bierman <bierman@apple.com>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> I will apply this patch soon,

> Chris Campbell wrote:
>> This allows client programs running on computers that are on the same
>> link-local network as the postgresql server to automatically find the
>> server's IP address and port number. This adds great ease-of-use for
>> end users.

Are there any security issues that we should be worrying about here?

>> Rendezvous also has the notion of a service type string. It's a bit
>> like a domain name: I suggest we use "_pgsql._tcp." (another example
>> would be "_ftp._tcp.").

Is there some central authority that we need to register this name
with?

            regards, tom lane

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