IPFS support

[phelix]

If you have not checked out IPFS you should do it: https://ipfs.io
It looks like a great match for Namecoin as it allows storage of files by hash very easily. Note that ipfs is not anonymous: https://github.com/ipfs/faq/issues/18

I have created a patch that adds IPFS support to NMControl: https://github.com/namecoin/nmcontrol/pull/118
And added a few lines to bitproxy (experimental .bit proxy resolver) to support, too: https://github.com/phelix/bitproxy

Using these it is possible to browse ipfs websites via .bit

http://testipfs.bit/ipfs/QmccqhJg5wm5kN ... ext%20here

Linking to a file securely is just a matter of adding a link to a value - we just need to figure out the format.

[biolizard89]

If you have not checked out IPFS you should do it: https://ipfs.io
It looks like a great match for Namecoin as it allows storage of files by hash very easily. Note that ipfs is not anonymous: https://github.com/ipfs/faq/issues/18

I have created a patch that adds IPFS support to NMControl: https://github.com/namecoin/nmcontrol/pull/118
And added a few lines to bitproxy (experimental .bit proxy resolver) to support, too: https://github.com/phelix/bitproxy

Using these it is possible to browse ipfs websites via .bit

http://testipfs.bit/ipfs/QmccqhJg5wm5kN ... ext%20here

Linking to a file securely is just a matter of adding a link to a value - we just need to figure out the format.

We should definitely talk to the IPFS people about exactly how the JSON format should work. Also worth figuring out whether an intermediate proxy is a safe/good way to do it. (I know intermediate proxies are tricky to do right in Tor's case; no idea what quirks IPFS might have.)