{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","author_name":"npub17qxssk9sj2r7jswvh3y32e7vwz7mcckhz33gk9nurdmw0lhsfkgswupwet","author_url":"https://nostr.ae/npub17qxssk9sj2r7jswvh3y32e7vwz7mcckhz33gk9nurdmw0lhsfkgswupwet","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.ae","html":"📅 Original date posted:2014-05-16\n📝 Original message:Is Peter Todd's server actually up? The Google public DNS resolver at 8.8.8.8 can't resolve testnet-seed.bitcoin.petertodd.org either (SERVFAIL).\n\n\nOn Friday, 16 May 2014, at 6:34 pm, Andreas Schildbach wrote:\n\u003e Apparently British Telecom also cannot speak to Peter Todd's server.\n\u003e \n\u003e That another very large ISP in Europe.\n\u003e \n\u003e \n\u003e On 05/15/2014 01:50 PM, Andreas Schildbach wrote:\n\u003e \u003e I'm bringing this issue up again. The current Bitcoin DNS seed\n\u003e \u003e infrastructure is unstable. I assume this is because of we're using a\n\u003e \u003e custom DNS implementation which is not 100% compatible. There have been\n\u003e \u003e bugs in the past, like a case sensitive match for the domain name.\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e Current state (seeds taken from bitcoinj):\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e mainnet:\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e seed.bitcoin.sipa.be\t\t\tOK\n\u003e \u003e dnsseed.bluematt.me\t\t\tOK\n\u003e \u003e dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr.org\t\tSERVFAIL, tried multiple ISPs\n\u003e \u003e seed.bitcoinstats.com\t\t\tOK\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e testnet:\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e testnet-seed.bitcoin.petertodd.org\tSERVFAIL, just from Telefonica\n\u003e \u003e testnet-seed.bluematt.me\t\tOK (but only returns one node)\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e Note: Telefonica is one of Europe's largest ISPs.\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e I would try to improve DNS myself, but I'm not capable of writing C. My\n\u003e \u003e \"fix\" would be to reimplement everything in Java -- I doubt you guys\n\u003e \u003e would be happy with that.\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \u003e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\u003e \u003e \"Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE\n\u003e \u003e Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos.\n\u003e \u003e Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available\n\u003e \u003e Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free.\"\n\u003e \u003e http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs\n\u003e \u003e \n\u003e \n\u003e \n\u003e \n\u003e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\u003e \"Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE\n\u003e Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos.\n\u003e Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available\n\u003e Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free.\"\n\u003e http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs\n\u003e _______________________________________________\n\u003e Bitcoin-development mailing list\n\u003e Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net\n\u003e https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development"}