[Bug server/13736] prohibit --use-server=HOSTNAME without :PORT

["brolley at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13736

Dave Brolley <brolley at redhat dot com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Dave Brolley <brolley at redhat dot com> 2012-03-07 19:58:15 UTC ---
I would like to argue to leave things as they are. Currently, the user can
specify:

--use-server - the client uses avahi to find a suitable server on the local
network.

--use-server=HOSTNAME - the client uses avahi to find a suitable server on the
named host only

--use-server=HOSTNAME:PORT - the client contacts the specified server. Avahi is
not required.

An IP address may be specified for HOSTNAME. 

The above applies to --use-server in conjunction with --list-servers and to
--use-server when compiling a script (or both simultaneously).

--use-server=HOSTNAME is also useful in conjunction with --trust-servers for
adding|removing trust in servers on a particular host.

When avahi is not present both --use-server and use-server=HOSTNAME will fail
to find servers on the network, but could still find server certificates in NSS
databases related to that host (useful when removing trust).

I see no reason to disable this useful functionality.

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