Use of non-standard port numbers in sites running Dreamwidth code

[pauamma]

Currently, Dreamwidth supports (somewhat half-heartedly and clumsily) sites with user-visible URLs that look like http://www.example.com:6809/, and I've been wondering about a few things:

1- How many sites running Dreamwidth code actually use that feature? How many couldn't run without it?

2- If you're considering running a Dreamwidth-based site or are working on one, would it or does it need that feature to run?

3- If neither of the above applies to you, do you find that feature important, pleasant, infuriating, or neither? Why?

(Note: I'm not speaking of hosted Dreamhacks here, since even those that use another port internally are mapped to port 80 using Perlbal.)

Comments

[skakri]

Hmm, well, I do run a public DW installation, but I guess that it's a "nice to have" possibility for testing/hacking purposes (I think that I should run a separate installation as well, for testing/development). Just my 2 cents.