Draft #2: Re: [PATCH] SAMBA_3_0 : remove ldap_domain2hostlist()

Gerald (Jerry) Carter jerry at samba.org
Sat May 6 11:36:16 GMT 2006


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Love Hörnquist Åstrand wrote:

> But according to rfc2782 the list should be randomized 
> using weight for the distribution, so on average the
> distribution should be like this:
> 
> {p=1,w=2} {p=1,w=1} 2/3
> {p=1,w=1} {p=1,w=2} 1/3
> 
> Read the rfc2782/The format of the SRV RR/Weight 
> again and cry. Easiset wayt to deal with with it is to implement
> the algorithm specfied in the rfc.

Love,

I have read the RFC and do understand how it should be done,
but that will have to come later.  This is why I said "This
is the best we can do with how the current SAMBA_3_0 code
makes use of IP lists to select domain controllers."

Thanks for all the review.





cheers, jerry
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