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Asked: 2026-05-28T20:35:39+00:00

Why do browsers not use SRV records? It seems like a minimal amount of

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Why do browsers not use SRV records?

It seems like a minimal amount of work and it will make the server-side implementation of reliable websites much simpler.

For example, you can specify tiers, such that http://www.example.com resolves to 1.2.3.4 and 2.3.4.5, and only if neither of those are available, try 4.5.6.7.

SRV records have been around for years…

Is there something I’m missing here?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Jonathan de Boyne Pollard provides the following Frequently Given Answer.

    You’ve come to this page because you’ve said something similar to the following:

    SRV record support hasn’t even made it into web browsers yet, let alone clients of less-common protocols.

    This is the Frequently Given Answer to such statements.

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