Namecoin Forum

ok, but I still can't seem to reach nf.bit. I never could.) d/nf has this value: {"map":{"":"94.23.252.190"},"fingerprint":["14:7D:31:8D:52:CD:43:61:32:91:F1:81:1B:C5:B9:CB:7B:25:4C:71"]} As you can see, it uses "shorthand" representation in the "map" element. I'd guess that the resolver that you a...

Yes, my suggestions is somewhat of a premature optimization.

However, for a DNS bridge (on which I am currently working), you potentially want the generation number on every query. Doing name_history instead of name_show looks like a waste.

My two cents: - I don't think that expiration time needs to be more complicated than "N blocks" - I see value in the concenpt of "grace period", to wake up forgetful owners some time before they lose ownership. This may be achieved as simple as by a recommendation that the name resolution stops M bl...

May I suggest that the developers consider keeping a "generation number" of a record associated with a particular name, i.e. the number of times a "name_update" was issued for this name, and reporting it in the "result" along with the remaining time to live and transaction id? That'd be useful for c...

phelix wrote: But is namecoind fast enough?

1. Fast enough for a single user making occasional requests.
2. PowerDNS has caching bilt in.

I cannot really tell more than that. But I'd not expect performance problems before you try to run a big public resolver.

As of this writing, it is a proof of concent / work in progress / exercise in Haskell. Don't expect it be be usable in production out of the box. http://www.average.org/pdns-pipe-nmc/ That said, I am using it as my .bit zone resolver and it works. With the limitations mentioned on the page. Please c...

Hello all, I was toying with namecoin-dns bridge (http://www.average.org/pdns-pipe-nmc/), and noticed several things in the domain data format specification that could, in my opinion, be improved. 1. There are several cases when you are supposed to merge domain data from more than one source. One su...

It would greatly help if you left some contact information in the `value` field, rather than leaving it an empty string. Otherwise interested parties are left with nothing more than your namecoin address, which is not a good enough way of getting in touch. Thanks for listening. In particular, I am i...