[mythtv-users] Idea for Listings Data

David Brodbeck gull at gull.us
Mon Jun 25 23:42:51 UTC 2007


On Jun 25, 2007, at 4:24 PM, Trey Thompson wrote:
> Well, being an old ISP guy...  I don't think using something like  
> DNS to distribute non-DNS information is a good idea.  There are  
> many reasons, but I won't bother everyone with them.  The MAIN  
> reason is, it's not designed for it.  Most DNS providers are moving  
> toward more dynamic installations (smaller TTLs, less cacheing).   
> The TXT records are going to be used to help with server  
> authentication strings, anti-SPAM information, etc...  All things  
> that DNS is designed for.

I think one of the RFCs has a specific prohibition on using DNS as a  
general-purpose database system, in fact.




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