Dirty replace of DNS name -> hostname
@@ -73,22 +73,22 @@ Server Discovery
Resolving Server Names
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Each matrix homeserver is identified by a server name consisting of a DNS name
+Each matrix homeserver is identified by a server name consisting of a hostname
and an optional TLS port.
.. code::
- server_name = dns_name [ ":" tls_port]
+ server_name = hostname [ ":" tls_port]
dns_name = <host, see [RFC 3986], Section 3.2.2>
tls_port = *DIGIT
.. **
If the port is present then the server is discovered by looking up an AAAA or
-A record for the DNS name and connecting to the specified TLS port. If the port
+A record for the hostname and connecting to the specified TLS port. If the port
is absent then the server is discovered by looking up a ``_matrix._tcp`` SRV
-record for the DNS name. If this record does not exist then the server is
-discovered by looking up an AAAA or A record on the DNS name and taking the
+record for the hostname. If this record does not exist then the server is
+discovered by looking up an AAAA or A record on the hostname and taking the
default fallback port number of 8448.
Homeservers may use SRV records to load balance requests between multiple TLS
endpoints or to failover to another endpoint if an endpoint fails.
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ events sent by that server can still be checked.
==================== =================== ======================================
Key Type Description
==================== =================== ======================================
-``server_name`` String DNS name of the homeserver.
+``server_name`` String hostname of the homeserver.
``verify_keys`` Object Public keys of the homeserver for
verifying digital signatures.
``old_verify_keys`` Object The public keys that the server used
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ at ``/_matrix/key/v1``.
==================== =================== ======================================
Key Type Description
==================== =================== ======================================
-``server_name`` String DNS name of the homeserver.
+``server_name`` String hostname of the homeserver.
``verify_keys`` Object Public keys of the homeserver for
verifying digital signatures.
``signatures`` Object Digital signatures for this object
