toddsundsted/stunt — Issue #2: Forced name resolution slows HTTP request response time
Author: katernya
Created: 2012-01-29 20:49:52+00:00
State: open

When an HTTP client connects the server is forced to attempt conversion of the IP address into a name, slowing response time.

Ideally this behavior could be controlled somehow. A few ideas:

* Server-wide configuration
* Per-listen socket setting
* An re-examination of the role of the resolver in the MOO server code

Honestly I don't see reverse name resolution as being particularly important. The value of this feature has long since passed, in my opinion. It's no longer useful for automated character creation as it was in the past.

I'd be interested in feedback in this area.