Re: dot internal and mDNS
On 5 Aug 2024 23:51 -0500, from deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk (David Wright):
> Possibly because people aren't warned against using it unless they're
> on a network that is already using it for Microsoft servers. It would
> be simple to add such a warning to the screen below, and perhaps some
> advice on home.arpa etc at the same time.
>
> ┌─────────────────────────┤ [!!] Configure the network ├────────────────────┐
> │ │
> │ The domain name is the part of your Internet address to the right of your │
> │ host name. It is often something that ends in .com, .net, .edu, or .org. │
> │ If you are setting up a home network, you can make something up, but make │
> │ sure you use the same domain name on all your computers. │
> │ │
> │ Domain name: │
> │ │
> │ _ │
> │ │
> │ <Go Back> <Continue> │
> │ │
> └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>
> With any group of people for whom the second line is useful
> information, I think a significant proportion would choose a name
> like "local" after reading the third line.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1054557
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