On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 4:50 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.
If software is using the DNS seeds in a way where one or two being unavailable is problematic, then the software may be using them poorly. Generally DNS seeds should only be used as fast connectivity hints, primarily for initial connectivity. Relying on them exclusively increases isolation vulnerabilities (e.g. because the dns seed operators or any ISP or network attacker on the path between you and the seeds can replace the results with ones that isolate you on a bogus network). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "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
