Topic: What Problem Will Namecoin Help Solve Exactly? (Read 1751 times)
DHS is trying to get the mafiaafire addon shut down http://lockshot.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/homeland-security-request-to-take-down-mafiaafire-add-on/
Is this in case the governments start cracking down and "confiscating" our domains?
This isn't hypothetical. This has arleady started to happen.
See example:
http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-government-seizes-bittorrent-search-engine-domain-and-more-101126/
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Is there a chance that we will never need to use it?
It might be a good deterrent for organisations like ICANN not to risk loosing control of the internet by being too authoritarian.
There will be a separated program bundled with namecoin to manage DNS stuffs.
I meant the namecoin client :S
I don't think it will ever handle DNS lookup. These are more appropriately handled by...DNS server.
The namecoin software should do this automatically. It will eventually, I assume?
Namecoin is just the mechanism for registrating domains.
I meant the namecoin client :S
The namecoin software should do this automatically. It will eventually, I assume?
Namecoin is just the mechanism for registrating domains.
So in a sense... this could be used the entire world over? For all domain names? Not just for bitcoin?
Or is it a bitcoin-centric model?
Or is it a bitcoin-centric model?
Just hook up your resolv.conf and you're ready to access *.bit domains.
The namecoin software should do this automatically. It will eventually, I assume?
If you want to support wikileaks and other websites that may be deprived of their domain, you may use namecoin and .bit (only, for now?) domains.
I've put the first public DNS server that manage .bit domains : http://namecoin.bitcoin-contact.org/
I've put the first public DNS server that manage .bit domains : http://namecoin.bitcoin-contact.org/
So in a sense... this could be used the entire world over? For all domain names? Not just for bitcoin?
Or is it a bitcoin-centric model?
Or is it a bitcoin-centric model?
Just hook up your resolv.conf and you're ready to access *.bit domains.
So in a sense... this could be used the entire world over? For all domain names? Not just for bitcoin?
Or is it a bitcoin-centric model?
Or is it a bitcoin-centric model?
Yes, it is designed to evade governmental control over domain names.
Quite interested/surprised by the number of replies to this post here.
Wish I knew more as to why exactly something like Namecoin is needed? Is this in case the governments start cracking down and "confiscating" our domains?
Is there a chance that we will never need to use it?
Wish I knew more as to why exactly something like Namecoin is needed? Is this in case the governments start cracking down and "confiscating" our domains?
Is there a chance that we will never need to use it?
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