DOC: management: httpclient can resolve server names in URLs

The httpclient does support DNS resolution since 2.6.

Must be backported to 2.6.
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William Lallemand 2022-09-29 15:00:15 +02:00
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@ -2145,8 +2145,11 @@ help [<command>]
httpclient <method> <URI> httpclient <method> <URI>
Launch an HTTP client request and print the response on the CLI. Only Launch an HTTP client request and print the response on the CLI. Only
supported on a CLI connection running in expert mode (see "expert-mode on"). supported on a CLI connection running in expert mode (see "expert-mode on").
It's only meant for debugging. It currently can't resolve FQDN so your URI must It's only meant for debugging. The httpclient is able to resolve a server
contains an IP. name in the URL using the "default" resolvers section, which is populated
with the DNS servers of your /etc/resolv.conf by default. However it won't be
able to resolve an host from /etc/hosts if you don't use a local dns daemon
which can resolve those.
new ssl ca-file <cafile> new ssl ca-file <cafile>
Create a new empty CA file tree entry to be filled with a set of CA Create a new empty CA file tree entry to be filled with a set of CA