Add a few words about supported destination formats in README

logfellow · Aug 30, 2022 · 90e75e5 · 90e75e5
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+Destinations are expressed using the following format: `host[:port]` where:
+- `host` can be a hostname (eg. `localhost`) , an IPv4 address (eg. `192.168.1.1`) or an IPv6 address enclosed between brackets (eg. `[2001:db8::1]`).
+- `port` is optional and, if specified, must be prefixed by a colon (`:`). It must be a valid integer value between `0` and `65535`.
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 The appender uses a `connectionStrategy` to determine:
 
 * the order in which destination connections are attempted, and