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irc.bitcoin.com (https://irc.bitcoin.com) freenode #reddit and ##truth Rizon #help #4chan #8chan etc

the Namers chat on Discord for Namebase.io (cool community) the Handshake_HNS room on telegram


Awesome! Thanks!


Thanks! This will make things a little easier for me as I move in to sysadminning and JS development.

Surprised it didnt exist already


yeah he's legit crazy


I have an irc server, no rules, nothing illegal though. we have fun! irc.t60group.org +6697 #kotu


jbnc :D


NextDNS is great for all my devices. let's me access Handshake domains easily from https://dns.live

The default blacklist for NextDNS is really good too; stops a lot of Windows phone home stuff too, and can easily see all that.

Don't add a bunch of blacklists though or websites break


What are Handshake domains?


Crypto secured domains, I assume. First google result is namebase, which is a familiar name in such a field. https://www.namebase.io/


Here's the 101 I found: https://www.namebase.io/handshake101

Edit: more: https://handshake.org/


https://dns.live/start.html

https://www.namebase.io/blog/how-to-access-handshake-domains...


I'm fairly well-versed in DNS, and aware of Handshake protocol as well, but I have absolutely no idea what DNS.live is about.


I went over their site. I'm a big fan of the nextdns project and the handshake project. DNS.live is a hub that lists top sites hosted with the TLDS from Handshake and offers free stuff. Basically the Handshake gTLD directory to make it easy to check out other people's sites as decentralized DNS evolves and see when names become available.

Websites instead of being http://whatever.com are just http://whatever/

It offers free free NS Hosting, free web hosting, free blog hostting, and free URL redirection for Handshake.org TLDs. No account is required (as per their website): https://dns.live/hosting.html

is the free hosting link

To learn more about it they have a start page: https://dns.live/start.html

And here are two excellent turorials on it: https://www.namebase.io/blog/how-to-access-handshake-domains... and from Namebase.io (the ONLY TLD auction) has a good write up on NextDNS and how to get it going: https://www.namebase.io/blog/how-to-access-handshake-domains...

Namebase.io is like the auction system to obtain the domains, dns.live lists them and offer hosting

For me I just enabled Nextdns on all my devices and checked the handshake slider so I can see websites like http://ix

Regular dns works as it should and it blocks trackers etc.


Looks like Namebase requires ID verification before you can bid on a domain. Sounds like the new DNS is going to be even worse than the current one.


No sir, only if you want to transfer assets or get USD etc. You can bid still.

From their restrictions page: Due to regulatory reasons in the US (we're not happy about it either), Namebase accounts are restricted in functionality until they have successfully been verified. Once an account has been verified, it'll be able to:

    Trade on Namebase Pro (non-US only)
    Withdraw HNS (non-US only)
    Buy and Sell HNS with BTC (global)
    Buy and Sell HNS with USD (US only)
Before an account has successfully verified, it'll still be able to:

    Transfer HNS into its cloud wallet
    Bid on Handshake names
    Withdraw Handshake names


Thanks, I noticed that just before reading your comment. I guess I can get HNS on another site and send it to them without verifying, thanks.


Hi I'm the CEO of Namebase. You're right that's the best way to bid anonymously on Namebase right now. We're also going to add the ability to bid anonymously directly on Namebase. The account verification is only required for purchasing HNS which we need to do due to regulatory restrictions in the US.


That makes sense, though I wouldn't expect it to be required when buying HNS with BTC. I signed up for the airdrop so I got a bunch of HNS I can play with, thanks.


you're really committed lol. but whys it better than znc though?

i just use stuff that works


Znc is great. It’s just a little complicated and I felt since public irc relays were already just that - public - that there should be easy always on BNCs as a public service as well.

This is the path to this destination. :)


the password thing that just creates the account and connects them is how it should be IMO

this is cool i may contribute to the code. super busy though. I love IRC, and we have many challenges to face but this is the right direction

saw your last posts on your acc. keep up the good work. how can we all help tho?>


I agree!

Try it out, make complaints, make suggestions, etc! Also feel free to make PRs!


for anybody confused like I was (takes 1min to setup)

check out http://www.nextdns.io (like Pi-hole) gives you control over things like ads, blacklists, etc

set your DNS Servers to whatever it says, mine are

45.90.28.42

45.90.30.42

and go to that website https://my.nextdns.io

click settings and enable handshake

then you're good to go and can access TLDs from the chain

check out http://ix

took me 2 minutes to figure it out

I'd love for browsers to support HTTPs on these TLDs.

Firefox already supports NextDNS, there's instructions on how to set up DNS over HTTPS

I'm kinda liking nextdns anyways over 1.1.1.1 (cloudflare)

project has my interest


What kind of use do you see for this? Is this just general "I want to play with blockchains", or do you have a specific use case in mind?


one major use is that it opens up the TLD space which is currently bottlenecked by ICANN

Another use is the ability to actually own your own domain name (instead of rent it).


Yes, I have heard the solutions it provides. But what are corresponding problems do those things solve? I can come up with some examples:

“I really hate suffixes, so I want my address to be myproject and not myproject.io”

“I have a business idea which requires me to be a TLD, but I don’t have a ton of money to pay for it”

“I don’t think ICANN dispute resolution process will work in my favor, so I would like to get a domain name not subject to it”

“I think the blockchains are the future, and I really want people to use them”

...but I think they either have a better solution, or not worth trying to deploy yet another domain name system.


Handshake can improve how security on the Internet works. There are also geopolitical reasons for why it's important: https://www.namebase.io/blog/meet-handshake-decentralizing-d... https://www.namebase.io/blog/you-can-make-a-difference


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