Nico Williams <nico@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > If someone says "let's put this config data in DNS" and someone responds > "DNS is too difficult to manage", the answer isn't necessarily "let's > invent a new protocol". This is outside the areas I am familiar with, but there's some really interesting DNS stuff going on in the Kubernetes world, for dynamic service discovery. But I get the impression they are using DNS for compatibility with existing software, not because they care about connecting their container cluster to a global namespace. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dns-pod-service/ Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <dot@xxxxxxxx> http://dotat.at/ Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Northeast Forties: Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first in North Utsire, becoming cyclonic, then northwesterly, 5 or 6. Rough, occasionally very rough at first, becoming moderate. Showers. Good, occasionally poor.