[BBLISA] openldap recipe(s)

[John Hanks]

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Daniel Hagerty <hag at linnaean.org> wrote:

>    However, I don't think I could agree with your assessment of risks
> w.r.t. mDNS.  The namespaces are disjoint as far as I can see, and at
> least one 800 pound gorilla officially recommends the use of .local
> within their products, ActiveDirectory particularly leaping to mind.

It wasn't meant so much as "something bad is *going* to happen" if you
use .local as "something bad *might* happen..."  It's trivial and
painless to avoid conflicting with it by picking some other name,
really registered or local/imaginary. According the the draft rfc,
.local now has special meaning (I won't take sides on whether grabbing
.local for mDNS was the "right" thing.)

A quick google for "mDNS Active Directory .local" will produce at
least some anecdotal evidence that 800 pound gorillas aren't always
right. Best to just get out of the way when two or more of them start
fighting.

jbh