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minus-squaredhtseany@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoI still haven’t heard a convincing argument to not use .local and I see no reason to stop.
minus-squareSirEDCaLot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoMainly conflicts with mDNS. However it’s shitty IMHO that the mDNS spec snarfed a domain already in widespread use, should have used .mDNS or similar.
minus-squarexcjs@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThat I agree with. Microsoft drafted the recommendation to use it for local networks, and Apple ignored it or co-opted it for mDNS.
minus-squarekingthrillgore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months ago.local is already used by mDNS/Zeroconf.
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoMy main issue was it doesn’t play well with Macs.
I still haven’t heard a convincing argument to not use .local and I see no reason to stop.
Mainly conflicts with mDNS. However it’s shitty IMHO that the mDNS spec snarfed a domain already in widespread use, should have used .mDNS or similar.
That I agree with. Microsoft drafted the recommendation to use it for local networks, and Apple ignored it or co-opted it for mDNS.
.local is already used by mDNS/Zeroconf.
My main issue was it doesn’t play well with Macs.