diff --git a/src/rend-howl.c b/src/rend-howl.c
index 2a506051..effe393f 100644
--- a/src/rend-howl.c
+++ b/src/rend-howl.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ void rend_callback(void) {
 					NULL, /* domain */
 					NULL, /* host */
 					msg.port,
-					NULL, /* text record */
-					0, /* text record length */
+					"Database ID=beddab1edeadbea7", /* text record */
+					28, /* text record length */
 					rend_howl_reply,
 					NULL,
 					&rend_oid)) != SW_OKAY) {
diff --git a/src/rend-osx.c b/src/rend-osx.c
index b7e0f274..e94fca9b 100644
--- a/src/rend-osx.c
+++ b/src/rend-osx.c
@@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ void *rend_pipe_monitor(void* arg) {
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Add a text stanza to the buffer (pascal-style multistring)
+ *
+ * @param buffer where to put the text info
+ * @param string what pascal string to append
+ */
+void rend_add_text(char *buffer, char *string) {
+    char *ptr=&buffer[strlen(buffer)];
+    *ptr=strlen(string);
+    strcpy(ptr+1,string);
+}
+
 /*
  * rend_callback
  *
@@ -148,7 +160,6 @@ void rend_callback(void *info) {
     dns_service_discovery_ref dns_ref=NULL;
 
     /* here, we've seen the message, now we have to process it */
-
     if(rend_read_message(&msg) != sizeof(msg)) {
 	DPRINTF(E_FATAL,L_REND,"Error reading rendezvous message\n");
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -158,7 +169,8 @@ void rend_callback(void *info) {
     case REND_MSG_TYPE_REGISTER:
 	DPRINTF(E_DBG,L_REND,"Registering %s.%s (%d)\n",msg.type,msg.name,msg.port);
 	usPort=msg.port;
-	dns_ref=DNSServiceRegistrationCreate(msg.name,msg.type,"",usPort,"",rend_reply,nil);
+	dns_ref=DNSServiceRegistrationCreate(msg.name,msg.type,"",usPort,
+					     "Database ID=bedabb1edeadbea7",rend_reply,nil);
 	if(rend_addtorunloop(dns_ref)) {
 	    DPRINTF(E_WARN,L_REND,"Add to runloop failed\n");
 	    rend_send_response(-1);
diff --git a/src/rend-posix.c b/src/rend-posix.c
index cdf4663c..2c2d5484 100644
--- a/src/rend-posix.c
+++ b/src/rend-posix.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
   Change History (most recent first):
 
   $Log$
+  Revision 1.20  2004/11/30 04:04:17  rpedde
+  database id txt record to store settings
+
   Revision 1.19  2004/11/13 07:14:26  rpedde
   modularize debugging statements
 
@@ -403,7 +406,8 @@ void rend_callback(void) {
     switch(msg.cmd) {
     case REND_MSG_TYPE_REGISTER:
 	DPRINTF(E_DBG,L_REND,"Registering %s.%s (%d)\n",msg.name,msg.type,msg.port);
-	RegisterOneService(msg.name,msg.type,"local.",NULL,0,msg.port);
+	RegisterOneService(msg.name,msg.type,"local.","Database ID=beddab1edeadbea7",28,
+			   msg.port);
 	rend_send_response(0); /* success */
 	break;
     case REND_MSG_TYPE_UNREGISTER: