Can I bulk register .bit domains (without 3rd party)?

[cre8iveq]

Hi,

I have a list of about 900 .bit names that I would like to register (I don't want to go through a 3rd party). The only way I know how to do this is 1 by 1, but that would take forever. Is there some way I can bulk register names? How?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[domob]

Hi,

I have a list of about 900 .bit names that I would like to register (I don't want to go through a 3rd party). The only way I know how to do this is 1 by 1, but that would take forever. Is there some way I can bulk register names? How?

Thanks in advance for your help.

You can use a script. For instance, my libnmcrpc (https://gitorious.org/libnmcrpc) includes a utility program that can be used precisely for this kind of thing. It was mainly intended as a way to test out the name registration functionality of libnmcrpc, but I use it myself now also for registering names (plus a second utility for updating expiring names).

You may want to take a look at it; if you are at least not afraid of the command-line, you should be able to make it work (I can provide further instructions if you have questions). Alternatively, you can also send me the list via encrypted email or Bitmessage and I can register the names for you and have them sent to an address in your wallet; but obviously you would have to trust me not stealing your name ideas, and so I'm not sure if this counts as "no third party".

[cre8iveq]

Thanks domob, you are a superstar. Thanks for the offer of doing it for me, but I'd really like to learn this stuff. I'm not great with the command line now, but not scared to learn it. I have a programming background (though that was back a bit). First question, can I get to the command line from the GUI, or do I need to install something else? If something else, what?

[domob]

You need to install libnmcrpc in addition to namecoind if you want to use that particular tool; if you are on GNU/Linux, you should be able to build it in the usual way ("./configure; make; sudo make install") from the code - see my link, but I can also provide a tarball if you prefer that to the Git repository. I'm not sure how to do it best on Windows, if that's the case for you? Alternatively, I also wrote scripts to do similar things once in PHP which you don't have to compile. If it would be easier for you, I can also send you them and give instructions how to use them.

[cre8iveq]

Well, I actually duel boot Linux and Windows. Linux because I don't much like Windows, but Windows because some things just need it. Right now I am in Windows because I am messing with the NameCoin GUI (to my knowledge, not available in Linux).

I am not much good in Linux either though I am afraid. When you say "build it in the usual way"... I don't really know what the usual way is. Given that my knowledge is pretty limited, do you think PHP would be easier? Sounds that way.

[domob]

Well, I actually duel boot Linux and Windows. Linux because I don't much like Windows, but Windows because some things just need it. Right now I am in Windows because I am messing with the NameCoin GUI (to my knowledge, not available in Linux).

I think Namecoin-Qt works very well in GNU/Linux, too, but you possibly have to compile it yourself. Not sure if there are binaries available.

I am not much good in Linux either though I am afraid. When you say "build it in the usual way"... I don't really know what the usual way is. Given that my knowledge is pretty limited, do you think PHP would be easier? Sounds that way.

Yes, PHP is probably easier to make work in your case. First, make sure that you run your namecoin client in server mode (add server=1 to your namecoin.conf file), and that you can run PHP scripts on the command-line (see "PHP CLI" or something like that). I can later append my scripts here and tell you how to use them if PHP works for you.

[sudoquai]

Hi,

I have a list of about 900 .bit names that I would like to register (I don't want to go through a 3rd party). The only way I know how to do this is 1 by 1, but that would take forever. Is there some way I can bulk register names? How?

Thanks in advance for your help.

And what you are doing when nobody buys your names ? Renew is expensive at the moment.

Namecoin needs a marketplace for trading domains like:

http://sedo.com

[cassini]

Renew is expensive at the moment.

Just wondering. You think a 0.00 fee is too expensive, ...
A few minutes ago I tried a renewal (name_update) and checked what it costs:
http://explorer.dot-bit.org/tx/24c008bd ... dff71bc59f
Fees : 0

[domob]

Renew is expensive at the moment.

Just wondering. You think a 0.00 fee is too expensive, ...
A few minutes ago I tried a renewal (name_update) and checked what it costs:
http://explorer.dot-bit.org/tx/24c008bd ... dff71bc59f
Fees : 0

Yes, I wondered the same. Currently, name_update renewals are indeed free, if you do them not too frequently (i.e., if these are really renewals after 26,000 blocks, for instance, and not updates to change the value every week). This is presumably due to the transaction priority rules, which allow free transactions if the coinage is large enough.

[virtual_master]

Well, I actually duel boot Linux and Windows. Linux because I don't much like Windows, but Windows because some things just need it. Right now I am in Windows because I am messing with the NameCoin GUI (to my knowledge, not available in Linux).

I am not much good in Linux either though I am afraid. When you say "build it in the usual way"... I don't really know what the usual way is. Given that my knowledge is pretty limited, do you think PHP would be easier? Sounds that way.

You can run almost every Windows program (99% - the newest video-games excluded) on Wine/Linux.
Windows binaries for Namecoin-qt and Bitcoin-qt are running very well with Wine(tried with Ubuntu/Xubuntu).
The downloaded databases can be reused if you later compiled natively the client.