[ANN][CLAM] CLAMs, Proof-Of-Chain, Proof-Of-Working-Stake, a.k.a. "Clamcoin"

[dooglus]

my wallet is stuck 51 weeks left. any working node?

 http://blocktree.io/peers/CLAM/
  
   Shows currently active nodes.  Also the op lists some nodes.  Also there is a bootstrap file mentioned a page back by Dooglus.  That will get you up to speed quicker. 

Look up the IP address of seed.clams.xyz and clam.just-dice.com. They should both resolve to a list of IP addresses that are currently running CLAM nodes that are accepting incoming connections:

On Windows:



On Linux:

[almightyruler]

my wallet is stuck 51 weeks left. any working node?

 http://blocktree.io/peers/CLAM/
  
   Shows currently active nodes.  Also the op lists some nodes.  Also there is a bootstrap file mentioned a page back by Dooglus.  That will get you up to speed quicker. 

Look up the IP address of seed.clams.xyz and clam.just-dice.com. They should both resolve to a list of IP addresses that are currently running CLAM nodes that are accepting incoming connections:

Why not just do this? From a quick look at the source it seems the client will properly handle a DNS lookup with multiple A records in the reply.

addnode=seed.clams.xyz
addnode=clam.just-dice.com

[SebastianJu]

Uggghhh I can't get my address off the phone,  I can't see it.

The wallet keeps saying "Dogecoin wallet has stopped working" when I try to edit to see the whole address

Maybe I should just forget trying to get clams from that.

Thats a problem with many wallets, especially for smartphones. They try to make it simple for the average user but make it annoying for experienced ones.

I dont like the mindset behind. At least it should have a pro checkbox.

[Guns1inger]

Uggghhh I can't get my address off the phone,  I can't see it.

The wallet keeps saying "Dogecoin wallet has stopped working" when I try to edit to see the whole address

Maybe I should just forget trying to get clams from that.

Thats a problem with many wallets, especially for smartphones. They try to make it simple for the average user but make it annoying for experienced ones.

I dont like the mindset behind. At least it should have a pro checkbox.

Well I finally was able to view one address and I "dug" it in JustDice.. turns out I do have clams!
So I might have more than I think from other change addresses..

Now I just have to figure out how to get or "backup" the file off the phone,  what a pain. 

[Splatters]

thanks, it's syncing very slowly 20 weeks left now, I was soooooo back

[SuperClam]

Uggghhh I can't get my address off the phone,  I can't see it.
The wallet keeps saying "Dogecoin wallet has stopped working" when I try to edit to see the whole address
Maybe I should just forget trying to get clams from that.

Thats a problem with many wallets, especially for smartphones. They try to make it simple for the average user but make it annoying for experienced ones.
I dont like the mindset behind. At least it should have a pro checkbox.

Well I finally was able to view one address and I "dug" it in JustDice.. turns out I do have clams!
So I might have more than I think from other change addresses..
Now I just have to figure out how to get or "backup" the file off the phone,  what a pain.  

It can indeed be a pain; especially for certain wallet software which doesn't provide easy access to keys.

Thankfully, there is a ~12$ USD incentive per distribution eligible address to help motivate you

[bfisher1968]

I just downloaded the 1.4.13 windows 64bit wallet and its syncing pretty fast, but its only connected to 1 active connection. This is after filling the clam.conf with a list of active nodes. What am I doing wrong?

[tspacepilot]

Uggghhh I can't get my address off the phone,  I can't see it.

The wallet keeps saying "Dogecoin wallet has stopped working" when I try to edit to see the whole address

Maybe I should just forget trying to get clams from that.

Thats a problem with many wallets, especially for smartphones. They try to make it simple for the average user but make it annoying for experienced ones.

I dont like the mindset behind. At least it should have a pro checkbox.

Well I finally was able to view one address and I "dug" it in JustDice.. turns out I do have clams!
So I might have more than I think from other change addresses..

Now I just have to figure out how to get or "backup" the file off the phone,  what a pain. 

That's good news.  Also, keep in mind that many of the mobile wallets (especially from a few years ago) tended to use the sending address as the change address so you may not have many in there (or you may, IDK).  If your phone is rooted then it shouldn't be too hard to at least get the data files from the app pulled.  Then you'll have to see what format they're in.  I've played around quite a bit on android phones so send me a PM if you need advice.

Good luck!

[dooglus]

Why not just do this? From a quick look at the source it seems the client will properly handle a DNS lookup with multiple A records in the reply.

addnode=seed.clams.xyz
addnode=clam.just-dice.com

What does it do with the multiple records? I guessed it would only use one of them for each addnode, but I could be wrong.

[almightyruler]

Why not just do this? From a quick look at the source it seems the client will properly handle a DNS lookup with multiple A records in the reply.

addnode=seed.clams.xyz
addnode=clam.just-dice.com

What does it do with the multiple records? I guessed it would only use one of them for each addnode, but I could be wrong.

This is the bit that stuck out in net.cpp (particularly the second line about multiple IPs if DNS is enabled)

        // Attempt to connect to each IP for each addnode entry until at least one is successful per addnode entry
        // (keeping in mind that addnode entries can have many IPs if fNameLookup)

I get a bit lost in C++ code full of classes, vectors and BOOST_*, so I cannot confirm if the code actually does as I have presumed, however, even if it only uses the first IP, most DNS servers rotate multiple records in their reply, so the client would still use at least one random IP for each addnode.

[dooglus]

        // Attempt to connect to each IP for each addnode entry until at least one is successful per addnode entry
        // (keeping in mind that addnode entries can have many IPs if fNameLookup)

I get a bit lost in C++ code full of classes, vectors and BOOST_*, so I cannot confirm if the code actually does as I have presumed, however, even if it only uses the first IP, most DNS servers rotate multiple records in their reply, so the client would still use at least one random IP for each addnode.

It looks to me as if the code does what the comment says it will do: only connect to one IP address from each addnode entry. That should be enough though.

[bfisher1968]

Still only have 1 active connection. If this is the norm, CLAM looks more centralized then decentralized.

I just downloaded the 1.4.13 windows 64bit wallet and its syncing pretty fast, but its only connected to 1 active connection. This is after filling the clam.conf with a list of active nodes. What am I doing wrong?

[dooglus]

Still only have 1 active connection. If this is the norm, CLAM looks more centralized then decentralized.

I just downloaded the 1.4.13 windows 64bit wallet and its syncing pretty fast, but its only connected to 1 active connection. This is after filling the clam.conf with a list of active nodes. What am I doing wrong?

Try adding this to clam.conf:

addnode=144.76.185.69:31174
addnode=199.233.246.224:31174
addnode=104.236.69.105:31174
addnode=104.236.149.112:31174
addnode=88.198.207.8:31174
addnode=162.213.195.88:31174
addnode=108.73.85.204:31174
addnode=104.236.83.126:31174
addnode=144.76.64.123:31174
addnode=176.37.47.241:31174
addnode=151.224.82.4:31174
addnode=128.199.167.77:31174
addnode=91.232.105.11:31174
addnode=52.5.155.203:31174
addnode=74.207.230.61:31174
addnode=144.76.239.66:31174
addnode=104.236.69.34:31174
addnode=216.73.219.20:31174
addnode=198.50.243.84:31174
addnode=151.80.33.164:31174
addnode=186.4.30.88:31174
addnode=109.236.85.42:31174

[dooglus]

Version 1.4.16 of the CLAM client has been released.

See https://github.com/nochowderforyou/clams/releases/tag/v1.4.16 for details and downloads.

[SuperClam]

Version 1.4.16 of the CLAM client has been released.
See https://github.com/nochowderforyou/clams/releases/tag/v1.4.16 for details and downloads.

We would love to get this one upgraded to STABLE as soon as possible, given the DNS seed part of the changelog.

The more that can test this release and report possible problems - the better.

Thanks


EDIT: Also, the more that can get https://github.com/dooglus/bitcoin-seeder/tree/clam working and stable on long-term server resources, the better.

[dooglus]

Version 1.4.16 of the CLAM client has been released.
See https://github.com/nochowderforyou/clams/releases/tag/v1.4.16 for details and downloads.

We would love to get this one upgraded to STABLE as soon as possible, given the DNS seed part of the changelog.

The more that can test this release and report possible problems - the better.

Thanks

A Mac build would be good too. I would make my own, but the instructions I was following included a step that needed to be done on a Mac and I won't have them in the house.

[tspacepilot]

Version 1.4.16 of the CLAM client has been released.
See https://github.com/nochowderforyou/clams/releases/tag/v1.4.16 for details and downloads.

We would love to get this one upgraded to STABLE as soon as possible, given the DNS seed part of the changelog.

The more that can test this release and report possible problems - the better.

Thanks

A Mac build would be good too. I would make my own, but the instructions I was following included a step that needed to be done on a Mac and I won't have them in the house.

I understand what you mean, they have terrible manners at the dinner table and they're impossible to potty-train.  However, if you make them a nice place in the backyard they can probably get along with your rabbits. 

[dooglus]

EDIT: Also, the more that can get https://github.com/dooglus/bitcoin-seeder/tree/clam working and stable on long-term server resources, the better.

If anyone gets a server set up running that code and acting as a DNS server, please post the domain name so I can add it to the CLAM client source, for inclusion in a future release. Thanks.

[Lenore]

Hello everyone,  Weird that I tried to post and it wouldn't let me.  Saying that I have posted within 360 seconds and I have to slow down.  But yet I haven't ever posted.  This is my first post however I am a troll.

Anyways.   I have a question about the CLAM Client.   I was looking threw the debug file.  And every once and a while I see the word "DIG".  What does that mean.  I get what error and accepted mean but every once and a while I see the "DIG" word.

Thank you.   Have a great day everyone.

[tspacepilot]

Hello everyone,  Weird that I tried to post and it wouldn't let me.  Saying that I have posted within 360 seconds and I have to slow down.  But yet I haven't ever posted.  This is my first post however I am a troll.

Probably the previous "post" in that context was your login.  I agree that the wording seems wrong.

Anyways.   I have a question about the CLAM Client.   I was looking threw the debug file.  And every once and a while I see the word "DIG".  What does that mean.  I get what error and accepted mean but every once and a while I see the "DIG" word.

Thank you.   Have a great day everyone.

"digging" is when new clams are made active from the initial distribution.  That is, if I understand correctly, the initial distribution of CLAMS was such that BTC,LTC, or DOGE addresses which were funded above a certain dust threshold on some date in 2014 (May something?) were set up so that the private key from these addresses could be used to fund a clam address with like 4.6 clams.  People refer to new clams being entered into this system from this initual distribution as being "dug up".