Re: Adding Rendezvous support to postmaster

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