On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Khalahan <k...@dot-bit.org> wrote: > Namecoin is a peer-to-peer generic name/value datastore system. > Don't forget it's not limited to .bit usage ! So, directly mapping > things to .bit url would not be the optimal way of using namecoin. > > Namecoin is specificaly designed to map things to names in a fully > decentralized way. So, it's the perfect starting point to map names to > other things (a public bitcoin address, an url, etc) > You won't have all the advantages of namecoin when using other systems > like DNS and HTTP(S) as the first entry point.
How can one construct a zero-trust (or nearly zero trust) namecoin resolver without having a copy of the ever growing complete namecoin block chain? The bitcoin lite node mechanism will not work because a peer could return stale records or no-result and you would have no evidence of their deception. (In the case of lite bitcoin nodes, telling you about old transactions is harmless because you control your own transactions). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
