Re: [Sks-devel] [PATCH] Use domain names with hkp_address and recon_address

[John Marshall]

On Sun, 30 Aug 2009, 16:00 +0000, Kim Minh Kaplan wrote:
> I propose the following patch (c77aab222f08 on
> http://www.kim-minh.com/hg/sks/).  With it I can put the following in my
> sksconf:
> 
>     recon_address: keyserver.kim-minh.com
>     hkp_address: keyserver.kim-minh.com
> 
> and SKS will serve *all* the available addresses for keyserver.kim-minh.com.

I have no objection to this as an _alternative_ configuration option but 
I am not in favour of it replacing the existing IP address
configuration.

My preference for administering servers and services is to configure 
server IP addresses for services on the server; and then use DNS to
direct clients to the server I want them to use.  I think domain names
are appropriate for client configuration but not (usually) for server
configuration.

Perhaps your proposal could be implemented with something like
recon_name and hkp_name; and have those, if present, supersede the
*_address configuration options?  Alternatively, check whether the
*_address lists are IP addresses or domain names and handle
configuration accordingly.

-- 
John Marshall

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