Topic: [ANNOUNCE] Dot-BIT project / Namecoin website - page 2. (Read 12618 times)
Who will be the first to create a about page on the wiki ? :p
Is there a good blog post that explains this project to non-bitcoin fanatics?
Not yet that I know of.
If anybody writes one, feel free to post it below!
Is there a good blog post that explains this project to non-bitcoin fanatics?
Here is a domain price calculator :
http://dot-bit.org/tools/domainCost.php
Enter the current block number (default one is an estimation, good enough) and you'll have the result.
Price will be 25NC on block 8196, and 12.5NC on block 16392, etc.
http://dot-bit.org/tools/domainCost.php
Enter the current block number (default one is an estimation, good enough) and you'll have the result.
Price will be 25NC on block 8196, and 12.5NC on block 16392, etc.
Well, mapping directly to my server's ip still gave me the "server not found" error. But I tried using ns with slicehost again, and adding a dns zone with my domain, and this time I got some output:
Replace :Code:
Origin invalid
Anyway I could trick it, maybe?"{\"map\": {\"\": {\"ns\": [\"ns1.slicehost.net, ns2.slicehost.net, ns3.slicehost.net\"]}}}"
With :
"{\"map\": {\"\": {\"ns\": [\"ns1.slicehost.net\", \"ns2.slicehost.net\", \"ns3.slicehost.net\"]}}}"
Your domain should appear in the "Configured full domains" after some minuts :
http://opennic.bit/#dom
Edit : your domain is not configured on slicehost, or slicehost does not support .bit maybe ?
But you say I can just map it directly to my server's IP, instead of going through the slicehost nameservers first?
It's easier just to do this. What's the point of using an alternative to DNS when you're just forwarding to an existing DNS? 
Well, mapping directly to my server's ip still gave me the "server not found" error. But I tried using ns with slicehost again, and adding a dns zone with my domain, and this time I got some output:
Code:
Origin invalid
Anyway I could trick it, maybe?
I've update this page to show how to configure a domain :
http://dot-bit.org/HowToRegisterBitDomains#How_to_configure_your_domain
Choice 1 : use ns and configure things like you usually do it on slicehost.
Choice 2 : map to the ip of your webserver
http://dot-bit.org/HowToRegisterBitDomains#How_to_configure_your_domain
Choice 1 : use ns and configure things like you usually do it on slicehost.
Choice 2 : map to the ip of your webserver
yeah, can't you do that on slicehost?
i do so on afraid.org
you can also set your IPs in namecoin though
should look like
Well, I tried to, but everytime I pressed submit, it just dissapeared. I think it doesn't want to recognise the .bit extension. But you say I can just map it directly to my server's IP, instead of going through the slicehost nameservers first? i do so on afraid.org
you can also set your IPs in namecoin though
should look like
Code:
namecoind name_update d/yourname '{"map": {"": "1.2.3.4", "www": "4.3.2.1"}}'
yeah, can't you do that on slicehost?
i do so on afraid.org
you can also set your IPs in namecoin though
should look like
i do so on afraid.org
you can also set your IPs in namecoin though
should look like
Code:
namecoind name_update d/yourname '{"map": {"": "1.2.3.4", "www": "4.3.2.1"}}'
like this
That's what I did, but how do I make it go to my server specifically? Normally, after I set nameservers on a domain, I have to log in to my server management page and add dns records to my server as well. Quote
namecoind name_update d/yourname '{"map": {"": {"ns": ["ns1.slicehost.net", "ns2.slicehost.net"]}}}'
like this
anything else can be done on slicehost
Quote
namecoind name_update d/yourname '{"map": {"": {"ns": ["ns1.slicehost.net", "ns2.slicehost.net"]}}}'
anything else can be done on slicehost
So, I registered a domain, and set the nameservers to ns1.slicehost.net, ns2.slicehost.net, and ns3.slicehost.net. How do I add a dns record for a .bit website?
So, are domains registered through namecoin anonymous, seeing as it's just a modified bitcoin? Would this be considered a darknet, like .onion or .i2p sites? I don't quite know what I'm talking about, but I'm just wondering.
Domains are registered anonymously, but the webpages they point to are not hidden.Advantages of namecoin are :
- censorship-resistant domains
- owner of domain is anonymous
Edit : gigabytecoin > fixed the https redirection. Thanks.
Edit2 : captcha has been replaced by a Q&A
AFAIK to use this service you need only add the namecoind dns server to your list of dns server on your network/internet connection.
No it's not a darknet (nothing is encrypted), it's just an easy way to handle dns ownership.
No it's not a darknet (nothing is encrypted), it's just an easy way to handle dns ownership.
So, are domains registered through namecoin anonymous, seeing as it's just a modified bitcoin? Would this be considered a darknet, like .onion or .i2p sites? I don't quite know what I'm talking about, but I'm just wondering.
When I visit this page http://dot-bit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/namecoin-dev-dot-bit.org to sign up to the dev mailing list, it's all in french. Ce n'est pas un probleme pour moi... But when I click to translate the page into english, I am met with a scary "THIS CONNECTION IS UNTRUSTED" by firefox.
Any way you could make it "trusted"?
It is switching from http to https, so you have a warning because of the ssl certificate... (a solution would be to have a dedicated ip and a new ssl certificate, or to avoid the redirection to https)Any way you could make it "trusted"?
Might I suggest you avoid the redirection to https then? Until you get a properly signed certificate?
That warning alone might scare away a few new users.
Edit: I just signed up to your forum and made a few posts, but it seems as though you have some heavy spam protection on there! Good on you!
Coming from a former forum poster however... it would be much more beneficial to your forum and your community if you simply created your own question to be answered when registering - using a plugin for phpbb like this one: http://boonedocks.net/mike/archives/143-PHPBB-Anti-spam-Registration-Question.html
Simply changing that question once per month will keep your forum spam free forever.
When I visit this page http://dot-bit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/namecoin-dev-dot-bit.org to sign up to the dev mailing list, it's all in french. Ce n'est pas un probleme pour moi... But when I click to translate the page into english, I am met with a scary "THIS CONNECTION IS UNTRUSTED" by firefox.
Any way you could make it "trusted"?
It is switching from http to https, so you have a warning because of the ssl certificate... (a solution would be to have a dedicated ip and a new ssl certificate, or to avoid the redirection to https) Any way you could make it "trusted"?
When I visit this page http://dot-bit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/namecoin-dev-dot-bit.org to sign up to the dev mailing list, it's all in french. Ce n'est pas un probleme pour moi... But when I click to translate the page into english, I am met with a scary "THIS CONNECTION IS UNTRUSTED" by firefox.
Any way you could make it "trusted"?
I'm considering setting up an experimental mining pool on the .bit infrastructure so I am indeed interested in the dev mailing list sign up!
Any way you could make it "trusted"?
I'm considering setting up an experimental mining pool on the .bit infrastructure so I am indeed interested in the dev mailing list sign up!
I've compiled the namecoind binary for linux 64bits with latest patches.
It's available on http://dot-bit.org/
It corrects disappeared domains and adds two rpc calls if problems are not corrected automatically : name_clean & deletetransaction (you'll need a transaction id, obtained with listtransactions [make backup before !]).
It uses new namecoin addresses starting with N instead of 1
Example : N3345eoPuzXH8nsGqtDUKM5Wts1HgU5r2f
It's available on http://dot-bit.org/
It corrects disappeared domains and adds two rpc calls if problems are not corrected automatically : name_clean & deletetransaction (you'll need a transaction id, obtained with listtransactions [make backup before !]).
It uses new namecoin addresses starting with N instead of 1
Example : N3345eoPuzXH8nsGqtDUKM5Wts1HgU5r2f
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