Is Peter Todd's server actually up? The Google public DNS resolver at 8.8.8.8 can't resolve testnet-seed.bitcoin.petertodd.org either (SERVFAIL).
On Friday, 16 May 2014, at 6:34 pm, Andreas Schildbach wrote: > Apparently British Telecom also cannot speak to Peter Todd's server. > > That another very large ISP in Europe. > > > On 05/15/2014 01:50 PM, Andreas Schildbach wrote: > > I'm bringing this issue up again. The current Bitcoin DNS seed > > infrastructure is unstable. I assume this is because of we're using a > > custom DNS implementation which is not 100% compatible. There have been > > bugs in the past, like a case sensitive match for the domain name. > > > > Current state (seeds taken from bitcoinj): > > > > mainnet: > > > > seed.bitcoin.sipa.be OK > > dnsseed.bluematt.me OK > > dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr.org SERVFAIL, tried multiple ISPs > > seed.bitcoinstats.com OK > > > > testnet: > > > > testnet-seed.bitcoin.petertodd.org SERVFAIL, just from Telefonica > > testnet-seed.bluematt.me OK (but only returns one node) > > > > Note: Telefonica is one of Europe's largest ISPs. > > > > I would try to improve DNS myself, but I'm not capable of writing C. My > > "fix" would be to reimplement everything in Java -- I doubt you guys > > would be happy with that. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform > > available > > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
