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Re: HTTPS RR side of things
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From: Niall O'Reilly via curl-library <curl-library_at_lists.haxx.se>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:22:20 +0000
On 21 Feb 2025, at 8:24, Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> Additionally: since getaddrinfo() is such a beast to replace reliably, curl will continue using that in addition to resolve additional records "on the side" using other means (c-ares in our case) [1].
I wonder whether you've considered res_nquery(), the non-blocking successor
to res_query()? I see it in glibc; I haven't looked in Apple or BSD land.
Building without having to install an extra package (such as c-ares) might
be attractive. Perhaps there are disadvantages?
> This will of course ocasionally introduce some undesired side-effects down the line when they don't agree.
Surely.
> That's effectively also the approach Firefox uses [2], so it's not only because we're a bunch of lazy incompetent developers here. :-)
Imagine! 8-)
Thanks.
/Niall
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:22:20 +0000
On 21 Feb 2025, at 8:24, Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> Additionally: since getaddrinfo() is such a beast to replace reliably, curl will continue using that in addition to resolve additional records "on the side" using other means (c-ares in our case) [1].
I wonder whether you've considered res_nquery(), the non-blocking successor
to res_query()? I see it in glibc; I haven't looked in Apple or BSD land.
Building without having to install an extra package (such as c-ares) might
be attractive. Perhaps there are disadvantages?
> This will of course ocasionally introduce some undesired side-effects down the line when they don't agree.
Surely.
> That's effectively also the approach Firefox uses [2], so it's not only because we're a bunch of lazy incompetent developers here. :-)
Imagine! 8-)
Thanks.
/Niall
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