Re: Using SRV records with a http Web Service

Following a discussion a year or so ago I put together a (now-expired) I-D
that attempts to address many of these use-cases while also providing a
mechanism to effectively communicate ALT-SVC via the DNS:

           https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-nygren-service-bindings-00

I've collected a bunch of feedback since then and am overdue
for publishing an updated version.

       Erik



On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Glen Knowles <gknowles@ieee.org> wrote:

> In the wake of ALPN and ALT-SVC it might be worth revisiting whether SRV
> records would be sufficient.
>
> As for the latency concern, my own experience has been that SRV record
> queries almost always include enough additional results in the form of A
> and AAAA records to immediately start connecting. But my experience may be
> unusual, especially since it's mostly within or between datacenters we
> control.
>
> A better solution for communicating non-standard ports than what we've got
> would be welcome.
>
>
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