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Revision b45746a3

Added by Stilez y almost 8 years ago

Improve the HELP note about what will/won't work if TLD is set to ".local"

For example, some people won't use mDNS and won't know other things might break; also it's not clear that while ".local" is a problem, ".local.lan" isn't.

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src/usr/local/www/system.php
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	'text',
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	$pconfig['domain'],
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	['placeholder' => 'mycorp.com, home, office, private, etc.']
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))->setHelp('Do not use \'local\' as a domain name. It will cause local '.
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	'hosts running mDNS (avahi, bonjour, etc.) to be unable to resolve '.
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	'local hosts not running mDNS.');
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))->setHelp('Do not use \'.local\' as the final part of the domain (TLD), The \'.local\' domain is <a target="_blank" ' .
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	'href="https://www.unbound.net/pipermail/unbound-users/2011-March/001735.html")widely used</a> by mDNS (including Avahi), ' .
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	'Apple OS X (Bonjour/Rendezvous/Airprint/Airplay), and some Windows systems and network devices. These will not network ' .
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	'correctly if the router uses \'.local\'. Alternatives such as \'.local.lan\' or \'.mylocal\' are safe.');
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$form->add($section);
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