I've setup a permanent seed node -- it's doing some testing at the moment and I'm finalizing some changes to the seeder code.  When both are up, I'll post the DNS names, and make updates to the repos I have.  The updates will help any NEW builds AUTOMATICALLY find peers and hosts without need for a xencoin.conf file to add nodes and connections.  The first phase of stabilizing the network as far as connectivity is almost complete. 

Next will be beta testing of the client updates for a release.

Sounds like a plan.  Double check the repo -- I will be committing the checkpoint update tonight to the source - I'm about 60k blocks from needing the TX number I need for that file.  So far, other than the shitton of orphans that are in the chain, the client seems to be able do download.  I used your 46 node to seed my client via config file and it took off like a shot.  IRC seeding has been removed from this client as well.  If we get a good seedbox or two up, we should be set.  I also recommend changing the default ports soon before we 'officially' package up binaries for the client.  For some reason when looking in my xenseeder logs and even in the client logs, I see TONS of litecoin clients (by port) coming in and out of my connections -- maybe we can tone that down a little by moving ports.  Not sure yet.

If you're interested, I'm most likely going to register a domain name - if you have a little room anywhere, and I can point a subdomain over to you for a xenseed node to run -- that will help a lot.  We can lock in the address in the client and it will have a seed-node to start with.  As we can add a couple more, we'll code them into the client as well.  I'm about a month out from spinning up another server for my hosting company (16 cores/10tb/64gb ram) and I'll be putting a VM or two on there to keep coin things going for everyone. 

I had some financial setbacks over the last couple months and they albeit stopped me from getting a different coin off the ground -- so for what it's worth - after we get everything stable again, I accept donations

Had to restart the client at 539k - max orphan issue (10,000+) I think it was - the client stopped accepting blocks.  Restart and it's up to 580k.

I propose new diff algo in the future to prevent pool attacks that create tons of orphans.  Fast block times like this create problems in the end when mining on a weak network.

LOL, I wasn't.

Months ago, when XNC still had some hashpower on it's network, I tried to jump in, offer code patches, and so on - to support the coin.  The developer in a nutshell told me to go fuck myself, then continued to abandon his coin to the point where his domains are gone - there is no seed nodes left.  There's barely two permanent nodes out there that everyone is using to keep the blockchain on life-support.

I didn't want to step on toes by any means -- only tried to give back to a coin I was mining.  After that episode, I deleted my github repos, nuked the updated source off my local dev server and said fuck it.  I've worked on another coin for several months - but it's not ready yet.  In the meantime - you guys are life-supporting a coin - that is literally a mirror fork of LTC code from 0.6.3 (give or take with a couple hacks by the dev of XNC)...  With testing, the code could be brought up to current LTC levels, and some checkpoints added to the client.  If a fork was voted for, a better difficulty algo could be implemented that would protect the coin from 'mining pools' -- but again -- I nuked most of my updates after being slapped in the face by someone who apparently deliberately trying to tank their own coin...

For you guys, I would put in updates -- make the code available on Github, etc -- I can build linux (debian jessie) clients, and windows clients - can't help you on a mac client though...

Well, then what do you guys want patched in the client -- then the other issue is you have to convince the exchanges to update or the changes are pointless if they require a fork.

You'll wake him up again 

I'm using those nodes and I made a small deposit to coins-e last night, but the balance never appeared.  My wallet is showing I'm on block 830k+.  Any ideas?