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Malicious npm Packages Inject SSH Backdoors via Typosquatted Libraries
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A very simple Multicast DNS to DNS proxy for Node.js. Resolves A and AAAA mDNS queries using the DNS subsystem. Thanks goes to mafintosh for his multicast-dns package that made this possible.
Makes mydomain.local
names work with OS X Yosemite (10.10) and iOS 8.2 (and perhaps 8.1 or 8.0 - let us know) again (see Apple support forum).
To install the package, execute:
"npm install mdns-proxy -g"
Then, execute "mdns-proxy" command. Note: On Windows, you might need to add the machine's IP address as an additional argument.
While this app certainly works, it's still far from perfect. Possible enhancements:
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A very simple Multicast DNS to DNS proxy
We found that mdns-proxy demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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