"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> On Sun, 1 Jan 2006, Tom Lane wrote:
>> ... I don't see a good
>> reason why we shouldn't let people use DNS names.

> Security?

Possibly, but if you're worried about that sort of attack you just don't
use DNS names in pg_hba.conf.  Certainly it'd be worth putting a warning
in the manual about the risks of referring to DNS servers that aren't
directly under your control.  But that doesn't seem like a reason not to
provide the feature for those who want it.

			regards, tom lane

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