README
1This is Net::Bonjour, a set of perl modules to utilize DNS for service
2discovery. This method of service discovery is branded as Bonjour by
3Apple Computer. More information can be found at:
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5http://www.zeroconf.org/
6http://developer.apple.com/macosx/bonjour/index.html
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8A list of register service types can be found at:
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10http://www.dns-sd.org/ServiceTypes.html
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12Requirements:
13 perl >= 5.6.0
14 Net::DNS >= 0.50
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16Install the library by running these commands:
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18 perl Makefile.PL
19 make
20 make test
21 make install
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23Please report any bugs/suggestions to George Chlipala <george@walnutcs.com>
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25NOTE FOR Net::Rendezvous USERS
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27- As with the change by Apple, I have updated the module to use the "Bonjour" name.
28 I have added support for the Net::Rendezvous classes as subclasses of the cooresponding
29 Net::Bonjour classes. Although, I would suggest updating scripts to reflect the change.
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31SPECIAL CHARACTERS IN DNS NAMES
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33- Previous versions of Net::DNS (0.44) would have issues with special characters in DNS
34 names. Handling of special characters was added to Net::DNS with version 0.50 rc 1.
35 As of version 0.95, Net::Bonjour::Entry has been updated to recognize the escaped
36 characters and return an interpolated string when the name() method is called. This
37 update was tested against Net::DNS v0.59. If there are any irregularities with a lower
38 version, I suggest upgrading Net::DNS to v0.59.
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40All files contained in this installation are Copyright (c) 2004
41George Chlipala unless otherwise specified. All rights reserved.
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43This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
44the same terms as Perl itself.
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46Bonjour (in this context) is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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