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Re: [announce] Namecoin - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin
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vinced
on 21/04/2011, 02:28:04 UTC
I added a FAQ to the code repository:


https://github.com/vinced/namecoin/blob/master/FAQ.md


It answers some of the questions brought up in this thread and more.

@memvola @dmp1ce - a DNS bridge would be great.  Yes, the value should be a zone file, and can have either addresses or a DNS delegation.  I don't know if DNS delegation works well behind Tor, so maybe addresses are better.

@dmp1ce - thank you for the offer.  I'd be ever grateful if you could register the name d/v .  This would end up being v.bit after the DNS piece is available.

A couple of design questions to think about:

- right now the expiration is set to 12000 blocks, or about 3 months.  Is that too short?  Renewal will be automatic if your client is connected.
- should the TLD be .bit or something that ICANN is unlikely to ever register, like .b, .n or even .-b?