Namcoin support

[probar]

jminardi, If you're interested , please put some namecoin record that includes the address and a BTSync secret , and i'll work on integrating namecoin.

[jminardi]

I am very interested in integrating namecoin. What needs to be done to move this forward?

[probar]

Regarding namecoin registration:

http://christopherpoole.github.io/registering-a-.bit-domain-with-namecoin/

Don't forget to enter key:value detailing your syncnet address in the end ,something like syncnet:secret.

Haven't found a nicer way yet. onename.io looks nicer but doesn't support extra fields currently.

[jminardi]

I know @Ademan was working on namecoin integration at one point, it might be worth checking if he has any usable code.

[probar]

jack, i continued with ademan's namecoin and it now seems to work, but i need some namecoin record to test against.I would have done it myself but pretty short of cash currently. A good name for the data-field should be ['syncnet']['secret'] and it should include the secret(possibly your site).

[jminardi]

Awesome! I think we should register syncnet.bit and have it be the default homepage. I will look into registering it, how much does it cost?

[probar]

Good idea.I think it costs $10.

[shea256]

Hey guys, I'm one of the core developers of the OneName protocol.

And to be clear, any fields can be embedded in OneName data blobs. However, only certain fields are viewable on OneName profile crawlers (including OneName.io).

Check out my profile data on OneName: https://onename.io/ryanshea.json

If you have any questions about integrating OneName into syncnet, I'd be happy to provide my assistance.

[shea256]

Also, domain names on Namecoin are only a few cents.

[jminardi]

@rxl I've registered my name and email at onename.io, how would I go about registering syncnet.bit? I own some bitcoins, I assume I need to exchange those for a namecoin?

[probar]

@rxl , really , only a few cents ? Where ? dotbit takes $10.

[Ademan]

@jminardi I don't mind registering syncnet.bit just give me the syncnet hash. Alternatively you can exchange for namecoins on btc-e, vircurex(eh maybe not), kraken, cryptsy, bter or others. A note about btc-e, I used them, but the owners are anonymous and that makes many people (rightfully) skeptical. They impose a 3 day account age before you can make withdrawals. To minimize risk, if you were to use btc-e, I'd register your account now, and then in three days, transfer in a small amount of BTC, make your namecoin purchase, and withdraw to your own wallet immediately (that's should have done).

On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 3:32 PM, probar notifications@github.com wrote:

@rxl https://github.com/rxl , really , only a few cents ? Where ? dotbit takes $10.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/jminardi/syncnet/issues/12#issuecomment-38509883 .

[Ademan]

@probar if you interact with namecoin with your own wallet, registering a domain is ~0.02 NMC which is a couple of cents. I guess those "we'll register namecoin addresses for you" sites are priced to compete with ICANN domains, and for the convenience. if you're comfortable, it's much much much less expensive to register yourself.

On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Dan Roberts ademan555@gmail.com wrote:

@jminardi I don't mind registering syncnet.bit just give me the syncnet hash. Alternatively you can exchange for namecoins on btc-e, vircurex(eh maybe not), kraken, cryptsy, bter or others. A note about btc-e, I used them, but the owners are anonymous and that makes many people (rightfully) skeptical. They impose a 3 day account age before you can make withdrawals. To minimize risk, if you were to use btc-e, I'd register your account now, and then in three days, transfer in a small amount of BTC, make your namecoin purchase, and withdraw to your own wallet immediately (that's should have done).

On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 3:32 PM, probar notifications@github.com wrote:

@rxl https://github.com/rxl , really , only a few cents ? Where ? dotbit takes $10.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/jminardi/syncnet/issues/12#issuecomment-38509883 .

[shea256]

@Ademan that's exactly right. They charge $10 for convenience. Meanwhile you can register domains for ~$0.10 if you use Namecoin-Qt or namecoind.

[shea256]

I know you guys might be aware but just to be clear, OneName is separate from Namecoin DNS.

A few points:

• Namecoin is a generic key-value store.
• Namecoin has multiple namespaces.
• By convention, developers use the d/ namespace to refer to .bit domains.
• By convention, developers use the u/ namespace to refer to OneName usernames.

[jminardi]

So I tried to sign up for a few exchanges, and they wanted me to scan in my ID. Would anyone be willing to send me like 0.5 namecoins? I can send some bitcoins at the current market price.

[shea256]

I'd be happy to. What's your namecoin address?

[jminardi]

Awesome! My namecoin address is:

NFErgw2xcDLedQrLGfNxJTLGbXqExTdhcQ

What is your bitcoin address?

[shea256]

My bitcoin address is here: https://onename.io/ryanshea

[shea256]

Sent!

[jminardi]

Great, and I should have realized your address would be on onename. I just sent you .0025 BTC

[shea256]

Awesome, thanks!

[shea256]

Just curious, how did you pay me? Which wallet did you use? Did you copy-paste the address, scan the QR code or click the button to open a desktop wallet?

[jminardi]

I scanned the QR code with the coinbase app on my phone. Seemed like the simplest way to do it.

[jminardi]

By the way, I signed up for onename.io back when someone (you?) posted it on reddit. I stupidly didnt' add my own bitcoin address. I couldn't find any way to update my account, is there something I am missing? My account is onename.io/jminardi

[shea256]

https://onename.io/-/login