.local TLD Conflicts
Cluster debates the use of .local top-level domain for private/local hostnames and networks, warning of conflicts with mDNS/Bonjour/Zeroconf which reserves it per RFC 6762, and suggesting alternatives like .localhost or .localdomain.
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I use "foo.local" as a drop-in replacement, haven't had problems...
I thought .local was a de-facto standard for this?
isn't that the role of .localdomain tho?
Using .local causes big problems with mDNS/Bonjour/Rendezvous, which also uses that TLD.
There’s always the .local TLD, which is reserved for this use case:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.local
Why not just use mDNS too and stick with .local?
Using .local in DNS is a violation of RFC6762. You really ought not to do this.
What's wrong with .localdomain? Or is that for something else??
Won't this break Bonjour/Zeroconf .local announcements from hosts? Should you be using .local at all?
.local is reserved for multicast DNS so it is a really bad idea to use it for private DNS