@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@pmevzek" class="u-url mention">@<span>pmevzek</span></a></span> </p><p>Using a DNS SRV record instead of a DNS TXT record —</p><p>To make it so you can change the TCP-port and host of a finger-protocol request —</p><p>Seems like a reasonable modification to what I was proposing.</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dnsTxt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dnsTxt</span></a> )</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>finger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fingerHole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fingerProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fingerverse</span></a> )</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallNet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallWeb</span></a> )</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smolInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smolInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smolNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smolNet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smolWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smolWeb</span></a> )</p>
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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:<p>1/</p><p>The finger-protocol could make use of DNS TXT records.</p><p>You could use it to change the TCP-port connected to for a finger-request.</p><p>You could use it to change the host connected to for a finger-request.</p><p>This has a lot of potential!</p><p>🧵</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dnsTxt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dnsTxt</span></a> )</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>finger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fingerHole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fingerProtocol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fingerverse</span></a> )</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallNet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smallWeb</span></a> )</p><p>( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smolInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smolInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smolNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smolNet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smolWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smolWeb</span></a> )</p>
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