Re: xmpp.nse

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:15:44PM -0700, David Fifield wrote:
> I would prefer that the script not do a DNS SRV lookup. Other NSE
> scripts don't work that way; rather, they have a portrule that causes
> the script to be run when the script already appears to be the right
> service. The way it is written now, the script will run for every host
> (that is not identified by only an IP address).

Since making this comment, I've learned a bit more about how XMPP works.
Is it true that the SRV lookup is needed in some cases, for example with
Google Talk? If so, I do not object to adding this part back in, as long
as it is carefully written so it doesn't run against every host.

David Fifield
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