On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Andreas Schildbach <andr...@schildbach.de> wrote: > I'm bringing this issue up again. The current Bitcoin DNS seed > infrastructure is unstable. I assume this is because of we're using a > custom DNS implementation which is not 100% compatible. There have been > bugs in the past, like a case sensitive match for the domain name.
While I agree that the problem seeds should be fixed, it also sounds like a problem with bitcoinj / other layers, if a malfunctioning seed is a problem for your app. Seeds are fundamentally a backup for peer exchange. You are going to run into problems if you rely 100% on seeds, always. Further, there are multiple seeds so that we are not impacted if a couple seeds malfunction or die. All bitcoin apps must take this into account. -- Jeff Garzik Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist BitPay, Inc. https://bitpay.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
