Bug#1110883: release-notes: mDNS resolution in systemd-resolved disabled by default, breaking existing setups

Chris Hofstaedtler <[email protected]> Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:47:05 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.documentation
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On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 10:56:20PM +0100, Richard Lewis wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 15:27, Colin Crawford <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thanks for the quick reply. I'm not a developer, so I'm afraid I don't know what an MR is or how to submit a patch. However, I've taken the text of the relevant NEWS item from the systemd-resolved package as a starting point for the text below. Please let me know if this draft is useful:
> >
> > For trixie, mDNS support is now globally disabled by default in systemd-resolved.
> 
> can we explain what mDNS is - or link to somewhere that does. i have
> tried and failed to understand what it's purpose is before, without
> success.

that link can just be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast_DNS 

Chris