2011/7/25 Mark Andrews <marka@xxxxxxx>: >> But if you really want to use DNS to do redirects for http: URIs (or for = >> that matter ws: URIs or almost any other kind of URI), NAPTR was = >> tailor-made to do that. SRV was not. > > "_http._tcp.example.com SRV 100 0 80 <server>" is not a redirect. > The http client still issues "Host: example.com" not "Host: <server>". > If you want to do DNS level redirect of "www.example.com" to > "example.com" then NAPTR would be the way to do that and the http > client issues "Host: example.com" instead of "Host: www.example.com". Great explanation. -- Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@xxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf