I want wildcard subdomains, which is not currently possible. I have heard all kind of arguments, all terrible.
- The HTTP 1.0 or 1.1 specfication wont don’t
allow wildcard host headers
FACT IS: This is a configuration setting related to IIS and how to resolve a
given hostname to a website. This has nothing to do with HTTP specification,
but is strictly an internal matter on how the web server handle requests.
- This is a DNS issue
FACT IS: Mapping a wildcard record to a single IP is a DNS issue, but mapping
multiple hosts to one website is a web server issue and has nothing to do with
the DNS configuration, even though it requires proper DNS configuration.
Why would IIS not even yet support wildcard host headers? With current IPv4 limitations it is not possible to have one IP address for each website. It is a must, that the webserver are able to handle these matters.
There is no good argument not to integrate proper wildcard support in IIS. It is only a question of lazyness and restrictions, which aren’t necessary for any reason.
Please let the webserver support this.