Re: [ANN][NOTE]DNotes - Updated! - Mandatory Update by 6/1/2014
Added two new nodes. I had them available last night but wanted to ensure they updated. Here is the list.
addnode=n4.dnotescoin.com
addnode=n5.dnotescoin.com
addnode=128.199.239.199
addnode=95.85.44.200
addnode=162.243.225.90
addnode=n4.dnotescoin.com
addnode=n5.dnotescoin.com
addnode=128.199.239.199
addnode=95.85.44.200
addnode=162.243.225.90
The initial downloading of the blockchain is, in my opinion, a big stumbling block on the road to adoption. People don't like to wait especially if its something they are trying and don't really know about yet. I'm not a Dev but, have been in the industry mot of my life and this holds true everywhere: Quick=Adoption=Stability=Profit
Here's an idea: could the standard wallets be modified to download a compressed file containing the latest blockchain data current up to say a day or so old? This file could be automatically updated at the source daily. The file could be made available on a large download site with plenty of bandwidth so it would be fast download, seconds vs what we see now. Immediatly following download the wallet would go out and grab blockchain data only from the point a which the file left off.
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Add latest blockchain data to the wallet files so it comes with the download and again, after install, pick up the rest of the chain?
Just something think on, there must be a better way to do this part. Sounds complicated I know but it could be a fully automated process.
I don't know all the ins and outs of it, but I believe the blockchain is all or nothing. Bitcoin does have some light wallets that bypass downloading the blockchain entirely though, as does Dogecoin I know off the top of my head. Someone with more technical know-how will have to weigh in on this one, but a dnotes light wallet certain wouldn't be a bad idea (though the less users who download the blockchain, the less available connections for those of us who have).
*EDIT*
Actually if no one is already working on one, I would be interested in writing a light wallet. It would be in my spare time and learning as I go, but there's a lot of transferable skills there that I need to learn sooner or later, and DNotes has been good to me thus far, so I should start giving back.
Can a dev let me know their thoughts on this? PM is fine if you'd prefer, and I completely understand if you're uncomfortable with a newbie using it as a learning experience
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