Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I added a safety check to my crawler and seed.bitcoinstats.com should not return IPs that also run HTTP or HTTPS, hopefully this'll keep it off blacklists :-) -- Christian Decker
On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Matt Corallo <bitcoin-l...@bluematt.me> wrote: > There was recently some discussion around dnsseeds. Currently some > dnsseeds are getting blocked by ISPs because the hosts they pick up > (which run bitcoin core nodes) often run rather web servers alongside > which serve malware or whatever else and thus end up on IP-based malware > blacklists. > > Of course we really dont want to move off of DNS because it has this big > built-in anonymity network where the DNS seed servers only get > information about your ISP, not you, and its cached so you dont get as > much information about how many users are making those requests. > > A potential solution might be supporting some subdomain which has > results XORed with some constant mask to tweak the real IP. > > Additionally, it might be cool to stuff a TXT/AAAA/whatever record with > a signature of the results provided by the DNSseed operator. > > Matt > > On 12/20/14 07:42, Will Bickford wrote: >> Hi all, I'm looking to help with Bitcoin core development in my spare >> time (a few hours per week). >> >> A little bit about me: >> * I use C++ and Qt daily >> * I love to automate and enhance software systems >> * I enjoy root causing and fixing issues >> >> I saw Gavin say we needed help with testing in a Reddit AMA a while ago. >> I'm curious where I can make the best impact. Any feedback would be >> appreciated. Thanks! >> >> Will Bickford >> "In Google We Trust" >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server >> from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards >> with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more >> Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bitcoin-development mailing list >> Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
