Why do I need mDNSResponder/howl?

[Paul Howarth]

On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 13:50 -0800, Dave wrote:
> Yet another one. I thought only microsoft installed network services 
> willy-nilly without any regard for whether they're needed. 
> 
> 'Howl is a cross-platform port of Apple's "Rendezvous" (multicast DNS)
> service discovery and IP autoconfiguration.'
> 
> So ... when was I asked if I even needed/wanted this? How many people actually 
> use it? Why does it default to being activated? 

Because for some people it will make their network work automagically,
saving them the bother of configuring it? Isn't plug-and-play what most
people want?

Paul.
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Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org>