Well, someone has to administrate the nginx routing config, or there needs to be a mechanism for each webapp sitting behind the nginx to register itself as a fo

Well, someone has to administrate the nginx routing config, or there needs to be a mechanism for each webapp sitting behind the nginx to register itself as a forwarding target. What I want to know is why can't we get all the major web browsers to look for (and honor) SRV records, so that www.mydomain.com can transparently have the browser connect to port 30338 (or whatever port my app is listening on). Then we dispense with the need for proxies altogether.