From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WnxmY-0008Uj-P1 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 23 May 2014 22:17:42 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of petertodd.org designates 62.13.148.93 as permitted sender) client-ip=62.13.148.93; envelope-from=pete@petertodd.org; helo=outmail148093.authsmtp.net; Received: from outmail148093.authsmtp.net ([62.13.148.93]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) id 1WnxmX-0000hP-BJ for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 23 May 2014 22:17:42 +0000 Received: from mail-c237.authsmtp.com (mail-c237.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.237]) by punt14.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id s4NMHZQf005380 for ; Fri, 23 May 2014 23:17:35 +0100 (BST) Received: from petertodd.org (petertodd.org [174.129.28.249]) (authenticated bits=128) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id s4NMHRE6026749 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 23 May 2014 23:17:29 +0100 (BST) Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 18:17:26 -0400 From: Peter Todd To: Bitcoin Dev Message-ID: <20140523221726.GA30143@petertodd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Server-Quench: 07a3f39b-e2c8-11e3-9f74-002590a135d3 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVJwpGK10IU0Fd P1hXKl1LNVAaWXld WiVPGEoXDxgzCjYj NEgGOBsDNw4AXQZ1 LRkAXVBSFQF4Ax8L BxkUURk8dgJCZn9y bFhgVm5ZWE1lcE56 XU8aVml4GB8CHWYf UkZfcwoacwZJeFFF bQF8AnAEM3hSZClo WlZqMmt0bDsAdGEN GltQfAobGB1WEmUq Wx0ZATMiAQgeSig/ aRYnNlUbHUBXKkgu PEE9Xl4UdRgIBUVf BAlQGGdQKFAAQUIA X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1024:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 174.129.28.249/587 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record X-Headers-End: 1WnxmX-0000hP-BJ Subject: [Bitcoin-development] testnet-seed.bitcoin.petertodd.org is up again X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 22:17:42 -0000 --2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FWIW That said, keep in mind the github discussion(1) that was had: if all the DNS seeds being down breaks your application, your application is broken and insecure. The only exception is initial startup, and even then you should have fallbacks such as hardcoded node lists and manual peer entry. If for some reason you really do need instant startup, run your own centralized high-availability/low-latency nodes; either way you're depending on a centralized resource. 1) https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/4203 --=20 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org --2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJTf8j2AAoJEBmcgzuo5/CFrb4H/jNiAaM9bitqOjvphX+kDa9g DI49LTWoVkokAxrw4jo8hn7KCQ3s+EXCONm6GaZylHXt9p4XrqBRM/PhdwOPEVWL G8757hy2MDqYpevw0Z0AqXgb9hqbep7ao/p/pGWOlkcpkBLm3x3/Gs2VlErTwlpC 22zHrpkOwiMGphE7hrhJoEft6V2I7lb7xzTWG0Y/f74q3BnrWuDCjixq0PZYK3MS Jaiym7QIa1pbrJNuvp3gowT+QMoX2qv7213uVAYOfeuMtcIt1mxR2zvFXNLqLtc0 4NrGM9wkCjDR1Qy33RioPHrn8l+6eBF+VzQD/CqnaawBIj2NZ4vz0w+EsUz8VTk= =MreJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --2fHTh5uZTiUOsy+g--