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["astanze AT blockchain-dns.info" <astanze AT blockchain-dns.info>]

Hi all.

 

I couldn't find a more suitable address to contact so I'm sorry if this message is off topic for this mailing list. Please re-direct me if that's the case.

 

I'd like to get feedback on the following idea.

 

I am the author of a relatively new addon for Firefox and Chrome that allows browsing OpenNIC TLDs (such as .bbs), as well as Emercoin and Namecoin TLDs after a 1-click installation. More info about the project's goal can be found on its homepage.

 

The addon was released in September and already got around 1k users. There was an article on Medium.

 

The idea/question is: can it be made an "official recommendation" as an alternative to OpenNIC's own DNS for custom TLDs? What are the requirements for that?

 

Obviously, it's not perfectly decentralized, although the infrastructure is pretty robust - 9 separate domains, each with its own dedicated server independent of others. However, as an average user doesn't care about changing DNS settings in his OS this may be better than nothing.

 

The plugin is already open source (see GitHub) and I plan on releasing the sources for bring up a compatible server (that resolves N/E/OpenNIC TLDs) which can run on any VPS with 10GB+ of disk space (5x2 for N/E blockchains).

 

P.S: we also have an initiative of giving out free Emercoin and Namecoin domains to popularize the idea of decentralized DNS so those interested are welcome to get in touch with me.

 

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