does namecoin diifer from any other alias system?

[vincentvincent]

I was wondering why namecoin would differ from other coins that can do aliassing for URL's.

I ques you would need a plugin for your webbrowser that will translate the URL into a specific IP nr. That would be needed for any coin that can do aliassing for coins I think.

Namecoin looks to me like a one-feature coin where other coins have a lot of features and where aliassing is just one of the things they can do...

Anyone having clues?

Regards, Vincent

[Bizmark13]

Namecoin originally began as a project called BitDNS which aimed to see if it was possible to use the blockchain technology to support a decentralized DNS system composed of DNS entries. Satoshi had some input into its development. It was the first altcoin.

What other coins support DNS aliases? I know NXT does (and it happens to be one of my favorite coins too), but NXT is kind of like the Swiss army knife of altcoins. I think BitShares (another coin I like) also tried implementing something similar but I'm not sure what happened there. Namecoin isn't packed with features because it is a coin with a (mostly) single purpose.