[ANNOUNCE] Electrum - Lightweight Bitcoin Client

[domob]

What about Namecoin ID integration for Electrum? This would make it possible to send Bitcoins to id/phelix and the like.

See pictures of Bitmessage Namecoin ID integration here:
https://bitmessage.org/forum/index.php/topic,2563.msg4855.html#msg4855

Is this the latest source branch: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum

Could it be done as a plugin? Bitmessage is written in Python, too, that would give us a quick start.

I (having done the Bitmessage integration) am willing to work on that if the community likes it.  I think this could be a cool addition to quickly tip someone, for instance, or to exchange (public) bitcoin addresses easily for in-person meeting.

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[ThomasV]

What about Namecoin ID integration for Electrum? This would make it possible to send Bitcoins to id/phelix and the like.

See pictures of Bitmessage Namecoin ID integration here:
https://bitmessage.org/forum/index.php/topic,2563.msg4855.html#msg4855

Is this the latest source branch: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum

Could it be done as a plugin? Bitmessage is written in Python, too, that would give us a quick start.

I (having done the Bitmessage integration) am willing to work on that if the community likes it.  I think this could be a cool addition to quickly tip someone, for instance, or to exchange (public) bitcoin addresses easily for in-person meeting.

sure, this is the kind of application for which Electrum has a plugins system

[phelix]

What about Namecoin ID integration for Electrum? This would make it possible to send Bitcoins to id/phelix and the like.

See pictures of Bitmessage Namecoin ID integration here:
https://bitmessage.org/forum/index.php/topic,2563.msg4855.html#msg4855

Is this the latest source branch: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum

Could it be done as a plugin? Bitmessage is written in Python, too, that would give us a quick start.

I (having done the Bitmessage integration) am willing to work on that if the community likes it.  I think this could be a cool addition to quickly tip someone, for instance, or to exchange (public) bitcoin addresses easily for in-person meeting.

sure, this is the kind of application for which Electrum has a plugins system

I see the aliases plugin is already doing something very similar. Wondering if there should be an extra Button or if it should work automatically like the aliases....

[Schleicher]

I can't download the client: http://download.electrum.org/download/Electrum-1.8.zip

Code:

ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

Is the server down, or is it just me?

[flatfly]

I can't download the client: http://download.electrum.org/download/Electrum-1.8.zip

Code:

ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

Is the server down, or is it just me?

Yep, down for me too

[xchrisxsays]

I can't download the client: http://download.electrum.org/download/Electrum-1.8.zip

Code:

ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

Is the server down, or is it just me?

Yep, down for me too

Me tooooo! fix plz

[ThomasV]

I can't download the client: http://download.electrum.org/download/Electrum-1.8.zip

Code:

ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

Is the server down, or is it just me?

Yep, down for me too

Me tooooo! fix plz

this is being fixed. I modified the DNS so that it uses another server. it will take a few hours to be updated.

[steveg]

Still no changes. Just me and my network provider?

[ThomasV]

Still no changes. Just me and my network provider?

perhaps you need to refresh the page?

[ThomasV]

Electrum version 1.8.1 is released.

Changes:
 - notifications of payments
 - the client does no longer enforce a minimum transaction fee, except the fees required by the bitcoin network
 - various minor bug fixes


The upcoming 1.9 release, currently under development, will be BIP32 compatible. You can find it in the 'bip32' branch on github

[daytrader420]

I'm having a major issue. With about 30 BTC in my electrum client, I am getting 'transaction rejected' messages trying to send any amounts to another address.

Do I even have access to these funds anymore?

Not sure what is going on, it's the same for all servers I try.

I was using the 1.6.1 version for a while, but I'm getting same errors there.

Now I tried merging to 1.8.1, but I'm getting same errors as mentioned above.

The weird thing, is I was able to send transactions earlier today; now all are getting rejected.

I backed up electrum.dat in folder before I ran new version.. Is there anyway to recoup my money?

Hoping my impatience for not wanting to wait for teh block chain didn't come back to bite me.

Please help me if you can, thanks.

[EagleTM]

I'm having a major issue. With about 30 BTC in my electrum client, I am getting 'transaction rejected' messages trying to send any amounts to another address.

Do I even have access to these funds anymore?

Please see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=271761.0

[daytrader420]

I'm having a major issue. With about 30 BTC in my electrum client, I am getting 'transaction rejected' messages trying to send any amounts to another address.

Do I even have access to these funds anymore?

Please see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=271761.0

Update: Problem was solved some days ago, sorry for not reporting that sooner.

Seemed my local client deemed one of my wallets as unspent while I had actually sent a transaction.

I'm assuming, as I was trying to resend a payment, my local wallet tried using the 'unspent' portion which was actually already 'spent' by a smaller, 0.6 btc transaction.
Even though I had sent the transaction earlier with the client, the client wasn't showing the updated balance but, returned me a txid.

Anyway, after misc tinkering/upgrade and backing up seed/wallet a few times.

Seems it finally updated.. Perhaps it was an issue with server.. I've never seen it before though and I've held up to 100 btc electrum before so it was weird.

[saif313]

love to see official client to act like server for light clients

[pyra-proxy]

When importing external keys to the electrum client is there a way that these funds can be kept separate regarding wallet balances and for the purposes of "change" addresses etc.?

[Tachikoma]

You could freeze them if you don't want to spend them.

[pyra-proxy]

You could freeze them if you don't want to spend them.

Thanks for that idea... On a related question is there a way to easily import all keys from a wallet?

[btcven]

Thanks for that idea... On a related question is there a way to easily import all keys from a wallet?

Export them in your current client and use the menu option Import > Private keys

[pyra-proxy]

Alrighty.... a little issue that I'm running into, I think I know what is causing it but wondering if there are any settings or something to help with this issue....

So I tried to send a transaction which failed (-22 error code given), I believe it is because some of the coin value selected came from immature mined coins courtesy of p2pool mining.  It seems on further investigation that electrum sees these generates as readily available for use but I think there is a 160 ish block delay before they are allowed to be used.

Is there a setting or something where these can be seen as pending, or mined or something and excluded from the primary balance?  Also so that things like the "!" shortcut do not include immaturely mined coin?

Thanks!

[Tachikoma]

You could freeze the address if you know to which address the outputs belong. I think that would be the easiest way to overcome it.