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From: Rick Wesson <rick@support-intelligence.com>
To: Zell Faze <zellfaze@yahoo.com>
Cc: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Fwd: [BIP 15] Aliases
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:42:59 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJ1JLts1KnhJbKfDv8Qu1iX6XNRS4ovgmvS2a5-CWLPR9sxDtg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1323929094.37881.YahooMailClassic@web120902.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

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Are we designing protocols or applications, its easier and better for all
involved if we design a protocol and then let the applications implement
it.

Lets stick to understanding how labels (dns) or URIs can be leveraged to
securly obtain a bitcoin address, rather than reviewing capabilities of
current applications.

-rick

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Zell Faze <zellfaze@yahoo.com> wrote:

> It is a lot easier to set up an HTTP server to dynamically respond with
> addresses than a DNS record.  It is considered a good practice to use a
> different address for every payment.
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> --- On *Wed, 12/14/11, Kyle Henderson <k@old.school.nz>* wrote:
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>
> From: Kyle Henderson <k@old.school.nz>
>
> Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Fwd: [BIP 15] Aliases
> To: "Zell Faze" <zellfaze@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Luke-Jr" <luke@dashjr.org>, "Rick Wesson" <
> rick@support-intelligence.com>, bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net
> Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 11:56 PM
>
>
> Just so we're clear, what is the need for HTTP at all?
>
> A query for a string and an answer can all be handled via DNS.
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Zell Faze <zellfaze@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=zellfaze@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
> Could we combine this proposal and the HTTPS proposal?
>
> The DNSSEC TXT record could give instructions on how to query an HTTPS
> server to get the address.  Then we get the dynamism of HTTPS without
> having a rigid URL scheme for querying the server along with the advantages
> of DNSSEC.
>
>
>

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-12-15 15:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-12 23:16 [Bitcoin-development] [BIP 15] Aliases Zell Faze
2011-12-12 23:37 ` Jorge Timón
2011-12-12 23:41   ` Luke-Jr
     [not found]     ` <CAGQP0AGBKKEqhaJZj-Rw400AjrVHE9_EMve=RWdqoaOaDsTgtw@mail.gmail.com>
2011-12-13  0:00       ` [Bitcoin-development] Fwd: " Jorge Timón
2011-12-13  0:42         ` Amir Taaki
2011-12-13  2:32           ` Daniel F
2011-12-13  2:37             ` Amir Taaki
2011-12-13  2:43               ` Luke-Jr
2011-12-13  2:52               ` Daniel F
2011-12-13 10:55           ` Mike Hearn
2011-12-13 11:42             ` Christian Decker
2011-12-13 12:32               ` Jorge Timón
2011-12-13 13:06                 ` Gavin Andresen
2011-12-13 15:46                   ` Amir Taaki
2011-12-13 16:22                     ` Andy Parkins
2011-12-14 19:22                       ` D.H.
2011-12-14 20:07                         ` Luke-Jr
2011-12-14 20:17                           ` D.H.
2011-12-14 20:21                           ` Joel Joonatan Kaartinen
2011-12-14 22:51                             ` Jorge Timón
2011-12-14 23:02                               ` Rick Wesson
2011-12-14 23:27                                 ` Luke-Jr
2011-12-15  1:22                                   ` Rick Wesson
2011-12-15  3:57                                     ` Zell Faze
2011-12-15  4:56                                       ` Kyle Henderson
2011-12-15  6:04                                         ` Zell Faze
2011-12-15  6:41                                           ` Walter Stanish
2011-12-15  7:45                                             ` Jordan Mack
2011-12-15  7:52                                               ` Jorge Timón
2011-12-15  7:48                                             ` Jorge Timón
2011-12-15  8:26                                               ` Walter Stanish
2011-12-15 10:01                                                 ` Andy Parkins
2011-12-15 11:08                                                 ` Jorge Timón
2011-12-15 11:22                                                   ` Christian Decker
2011-12-16  5:42                                                   ` Walter Stanish
2011-12-16  8:46                                                 ` Pieter Wuille
2011-12-15 15:44                                               ` Rick Wesson
2011-12-15 15:42                                           ` Rick Wesson [this message]
2011-12-16  0:07                       ` slush
2011-12-16 15:52                         ` Rick Wesson
2011-12-16 16:36                           ` slush
2011-12-16 17:10                           ` Andy Parkins
2011-12-16 17:41                             ` Rick Wesson
2011-12-16 18:29                               ` Amir Taaki
2011-12-16 19:06                                 ` Gavin Andresen
2011-12-16 19:22                                   ` Rick Wesson
2011-12-16 20:58                                   ` Andy Parkins
2011-12-16 20:54                               ` Andy Parkins
2011-12-16 21:50                                 ` Rick Wesson
2011-12-13 15:47                   ` Luke-Jr
2011-12-16 17:36                   ` Khalahan
2011-12-16 17:48                     ` Gregory Maxwell
2011-12-13 15:55               ` Walter Stanish
2011-12-13 16:15                 ` Jorge Timón
2011-12-13 16:48                 ` Gavin Andresen
2011-12-14  2:30                   ` Walter Stanish
2011-12-13  2:39     ` [Bitcoin-development] " Stefan Thomas
2011-12-12 23:52   ` Matt Corallo
2011-12-12 23:37 ` Will
     [not found] <9109000381434268897@unknownmsgid>
2011-12-13  8:55 ` [Bitcoin-development] Fwd: " Cameron Garnham

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