[announce] Namecoin - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin

[torbank]

Browser plugins available now for chrome and firefox.

I think this is a real milestone.

[bitpop]

Time to petition opendns too. Who does the plugin query?

[Matthew N. Wright]

Looking for someone to come represent NameCoin at the Bitcoin EU conference (http://theconference.eu) on a panel of alternative currencies. Anyone available to come to Amsterdam September 27-29 and sit on the panel with Charles Lee (coblee) and others?

[marcus_of_augustus]

Browser plugins available now for chrome and firefox.

I think this is a real milestone.

Hey, good news, got a link for those?

Thanks.

[torbank]

Hey, good news, got a link for those?

Thanks.

Saw it on reddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/Namecoin/comments/1g2tcs/the_bit_extensions_are_now_live_for_chrome_and/

http://namecoin.com

[nelisky]

Bounty #2:

Based on snailbrain's latest namecoin-qt I have the following problem:
- manually create and submit a tx to send full balance of addr1
  -> part to addr2
  -> part back to addr1 (think change back to sending address)
- The transaction is sent correctly but the wallet is updated only for the debit of addr1 and credit of addr2. For some reason the credit of addr1 is ignored, even when the the tx is included in a block
- restarting namecoind with -rescan gets that balance back

I need the above to work as in bitcoin, i.e. when sending to the address the output belongs to, both debit and credit to that address get processed by the wallet.

I have 1 BTC up for grabs for that fix, and I'll also try to fix it myself time permitting.

Yesterday I asked for pointers on #bitcoin-dev and instead of tech advice I got a "you shouldn't do that"... oh well.

[bitpop]

Why wouldn't they recommend that?

[nelisky]

Why wouldn't they recommend that?

Because reusing addresses hurts everyone's privacy... it's true to some extent, but it is always a problem when human behavior is the thing being hacked on instead of code.

[bitpop]

Isn't there a way to fix that without reusing an address?

[nelisky]

Isn't there a way to fix that without reusing an address?

Huh? The problem only exists when reusing the address. My workflow depends on that, and changing the workflow is a lot of work. At any rate, this issue is a bug and should be fixed.

[domob]

Bounty #2:

Based on snailbrain's latest namecoin-qt I have the following problem:
- manually create and submit a tx to send full balance of addr1
  -> part to addr2
  -> part back to addr1 (think change back to sending address)
- The transaction is sent correctly but the wallet is updated only for the debit of addr1 and credit of addr2. For some reason the credit of addr1 is ignored, even when the the tx is included in a block
- restarting namecoind with -rescan gets that balance back

I need the above to work as in bitcoin, i.e. when sending to the address the output belongs to, both debit and credit to that address get processed by the wallet.

I have 1 BTC up for grabs for that fix, and I'll also try to fix it myself time permitting.

Yesterday I asked for pointers on #bitcoin-dev and instead of tech advice I got a "you shouldn't do that"... oh well.

I presume snailbrain is the best fit for fixing the bug.  However, if you give me a reasonable time-frame (say 48h) without risk of anyone snatching the bounty away while I work on it, I can give it a try.  But as said, it is probably easiest if snailbrain claims the bounty.

[snailbrain]

Important Update:

Fixed name_firstupdate crash in GUI console, and another important bug with encrypted wallet. Upgrade highly recommended. Version 3.57

https://github.com/namecoin-qt/namecoin-qt
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/3aa8ukj7v6m5d/Namecoin-qt
(mac bin not updated atm)

[khal]

Hey, good news, got a link for those?

Thanks.

Saw it on reddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/Namecoin/comments/1g2tcs/the_bit_extensions_are_now_live_for_chrome_and/

http://namecoin.com

Good work, but who is the creator ? Is it opensource ?

For what I've seen, it uses a proxy server (my proxy currently, listed here : https://dot-bit.org/How_To_Browse_Bit_Domains#List_of_App_proxies).
You can do the same with foxyproxy for example : https://dot-bit.org/How_To_Configure_Foxyproxy

I would like to see it evolve to allow the user to chose a local proxy (to trust nobody, but the blockchain :p), so, itf it could be open sourced it would be cool :p

[virtualmaster]

Saw it on reddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/Namecoin/comments/1g2tcs/the_bit_extensions_are_now_live_for_chrome_and/

http://namecoin.com

Good work, but who is the creator ? Is it opensource ?

For what I've seen, it uses a proxy server (my proxy, listed here : https://dot-bit.org/How_To_Browse_Bit_Domains#List_of_App_proxies).
You can do the same with foxyproxy for example : https://dot-bit.org/How_To_Configure_Foxyproxy

I would like to see it evolve to allow the user to chose a local proxy (to trust nobody, but the blockchain :p), so, itf it could be open sourced it would be cool :p

The foxyproxy is a 2 click solution at it works without problems. ( an old but still very good description Khal)
This add-on is a 1 click solution but it doesn't work. (at least by me mozilla/google chrome - none of them after installed and restarted)
I will look why doesn't work.

[lunarboy]

Hey, good news, got a link for those?

Thanks.

Saw it on reddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/Namecoin/comments/1g2tcs/the_bit_extensions_are_now_live_for_chrome_and/

http://namecoin.com

Good work, but who is the creator ? Is it opensource ?

For what I've seen, it uses a proxy server (my proxy, listed here : https://dot-bit.org/How_To_Browse_Bit_Domains#List_of_App_proxies).
You can do the same with foxyproxy for example : https://dot-bit.org/How_To_Configure_Foxyproxy

I would like to see it evolve to allow the user to chose a local proxy (to trust nobody, but the blockchain :p), so, itf it could be open sourced it would be cool :p

+1
Great work.

Had a look at it today, seems like its well done but couldn't get it working as intended, and struggled to find any documentation.  For my tuppence worth,... It should be open sourced. If these guys can bring one click .bit registration to the masses, keeping the proprietary software is not necessary, open source it and build from a trusted first mover advantage.  

Keep up the good work guys your on the right path.

[khal]

We currently need some people to moderate the namecoin forum, because there is too much spam and I've not the time to clean the forum regularly.
People interested can postulate here.

[phelix]

Namecoin TLS support - first implementation from biolizard89

http://dot-bit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4285#p4285

[snailbrain]

Bounty #2:

Based on snailbrain's latest namecoin-qt I have the following problem:
- manually create and submit a tx to send full balance of addr1
  -> part to addr2
  -> part back to addr1 (think change back to sending address)
- The transaction is sent correctly but the wallet is updated only for the debit of addr1 and credit of addr2. For some reason the credit of addr1 is ignored, even when the the tx is included in a block
- restarting namecoind with -rescan gets that balance back

I need the above to work as in bitcoin, i.e. when sending to the address the output belongs to, both debit and credit to that address get processed by the wallet.

I have 1 BTC up for grabs for that fix, and I'll also try to fix it myself time permitting.

Yesterday I asked for pointers on #bitcoin-dev and instead of tech advice I got a "you shouldn't do that"... oh well.

maybe try the update..

testing "seemed" to show the correct amounts?

Namecoin TLS support - first implementation from biolizard89

http://dot-bit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4285#p4285

+1

[virtualmaster]

Important Update:

Fixed name_firstupdate crash in GUI console, and another important bug with encrypted wallet. Upgrade highly recommended. Version 3.57

https://github.com/namecoin-qt/namecoin-qt
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/3aa8ukj7v6m5d/Namecoin-qt
(mac bin not updated atm)

Tried namecoin-qt 3.56. The basic features seems to work. I will try the 3.57 also.
So far is a good work and a great step forward in the Namecoin history.
Thank you snailbrain.
Is it intended to include the Domain registration features also or there will be two branches ?

[marcus_of_augustus]

Important Update:

Fixed name_firstupdate crash in GUI console, and another important bug with encrypted wallet. Upgrade highly recommended. Version 3.57

https://github.com/namecoin-qt/namecoin-qt
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/3aa8ukj7v6m5d/Namecoin-qt
(mac bin not updated atm)

Tried namecoin-qt 3.56. The basic features seems to work. I will try the 3.57 also.
So far is a good work and a great step forward in the Namecoin history.
Thank you snailbrain.
Is it intended to include the Domain registration features also or there will be two branches ?

I think it will include eventually from the sneak preview. Recall you can go to the debug window (Help --> Debug window) and console tab opens up when you can see all the rpc calls ... type help ..