This is Net::Rendezvous, a set of perl modules to utilize DNS for service discovery. This method of service discovery is branded as Rendezvous by Apple Computer. More information can be found at: http://www.zeroconf.org/ http://developer.apple.com/macosx/rendezvous/index.html A list of register service types can be found at: http://www.dns-sd.org/ServiceTypes.html