[ZCM] [ZC] 1840/ 1 Request "ZConfig does not allow symbolic port names"

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Issue #1840 Update (Request) "ZConfig does not allow symbolic port names"
 Status Accepted, Zope/bug medium
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= Request - Entry #1 by tino on Jul 11, 2005 10:03 am

 Status: Pending => Accepted

 Supporters added: tino

when you specify an address (for binding services like ZEO, Zserver)
it is usually handy to use symbolic names from DNS/hosts for
hostnames (which works) and also for services (which does not)
e.g. 

address zeoserver:images 

is easier to read then

address zeoserver:12345


If you have a lot of server and use to move them around, just changing
etc/services is less work then changing all the *conf files.

Also netstat -ltp (linux) will show you the port with name so 
you can easily spot which service is running.

Last not least any internet program uses getservbyname
to resolve symbolic port names and so should zope.



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