RFC: What should the default behavior of the JAX-RS Tika server be?

[Rian J Stockbower <rs...@gmail.com>]

The way things are right now, the JAX-RS web service only listens to the
local loopback addresses, unless you change the source and recompile.

I've submitted a patch that adds an optional commandline parameter, and
changes the default behavior to allow *any* valid call to work. This means
that the server responds to any valid hostname, ip, fqdn, etc., right out
of the box.

Some have suggested going back to the old behavior: loopback addresses only
out of the box, while keeping the CLI parameter.

It seems reasonable to ask the community: what should the default behavior
be?

- Tika server responds to any valid IP address or hostname (easier to
operationalize)
- Tika server responds only to loopback addresses, unless specifically told
to be more permissive (more secure)

Here's the ticket in question:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TIKA-1196

Thanks,
-Rian