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		darklajid on Dec 11, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Use the DNS to Announce Your ZeroMQ Services So.. What exactly is wrong with using SRV records [1] in this case? 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_record

Loic on Dec 11, 2011 [–]

In this particular case it is that I want to provide more than just a end point and a port. A JSON string is put in the TXT record to store associated meta data. If you do not need these metadata, SRV record is perfect.

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