Using masternodes for bootstraping

[crowning]

As mentioned here https://darkcointalk.org/threads/rc4-testing.1830/page-96#post-15961
Bitcoin uses in some cases some external sites to find out its client's public IP.

Those external sites may or may not be available in the future, or even try to do nasty things.

Theymos has explained several times that it's kinda okay but of course not optimal to get the public IP from some external service.

What about using the masternodes for this? It's about one line of PHP to return the clients public IP.

 

[vertoe]

Good idea. But let's not use PHP, ok? xD

http://jira.darkcoin.qa/browse/DRK-10

 

[crowning]

Good idea. But let's not use PHP, ok? xD

http://jira.darkcoin.qa/browse/DRK-10

JavaScript™ is also fine of course :grin:

 

[mbilker]

How about C or C++ (what's already used in the client).

 

[crowning]

How about C or C++ (what's already used in the client).

Both language proposals were meant to be jokes, of course you use what's already there :smile:

 

[vertoe]

Assembler

 

[crowning]

Assembler

Too easy!

cat > a.out

 

[Propulsion]

Java. (evil laugh)

 

[vertoe]

Java. (evil laugh)

haha good one!

 

[flare]

Java. (evil laugh)

haha good one!

But it does work :tongue: