Bitcoin Mailing List on Nostr: 🔖 Title: Aliases 🏷️ Categories: Bitcoin-development, BIP 15 👥 Authors: • ...

🔖 Title: Aliases
🏷️ Categories: Bitcoin-development, BIP 15
👥 Authors:
• Luke-Jr ( Luke-Jr [ARCHIVE] (npub1dtr…7wrs) )
• Rick Wesson ( Rick Wesson [ARCHIVE] (npub1xz8…925u) )
• slush ( slush [ARCHIVE] (npub1ad7…l2p6) )
• Kyle Henderson ( Kyle Henderson [ARCHIVE] (npub1ws7…v6kh) )
• solar ( solar [ARCHIVE] (npub1vf6…8meq) )
• Walter Stanish ( Walter Stanish [ARCHIVE] (npub1w7t…j55c) )
• Khalahan ( Khalahan [ARCHIVE] (npub1euw…06dn) )
• Amir Taaki ( Amir Taaki [ARCHIVE] (npub1ep4…3rel) )
• theymos ( theymos [ARCHIVE] (npub10vt…per0) )
• Harald Schilly ( Harald Schilly [ARCHIVE] (npub1e37…gdms) )
• Jordan Mack ( Jordan Mack [ARCHIVE] (npub18yq…txp2) )
• Jorge Timón ( Jorge Timón [ARCHIVE] (npub1fx9…l2d8) )
• Andy Parkins ( Andy Parkins [ARCHIVE] (npub1nxl…wjrv) )
• Zell Faze ( Zell Faze [ARCHIVE] (npub1906…t9rq) )
• Matt Corallo ( Matt Corallo [ARCHIVE] (npub1e46…xmcu) )
• Stefan Thomas ( Stefan Thomas [ARCHIVE] (npub1f8c…p20e) )
• Pieter Wuille ( Pieter Wuille [ARCHIVE] (npub1tje…tl6r) )
• Will ( Will [ARCHIVE] (npub1xe4…rjrx) )
🗒️ Conversation Summary: Bitcoin developers discussed proposals for using aliases to lookup Bitcoin addresses, including using a web service, server service, or DNS TXT records. Namecoin was suggested as a potential solution for its decentralized system. The discussion also covered the need for a proper protocol to negotiate payment in Bitcoin development. The use of HTTPS and CA for security was debated, and the potential for blockchain bloat was noted. Overall, the focus was on prioritizing usability and absolute security while maintaining Bitcoin's decentralized feature.
📅 Messages Date Range: 2011-12-12 to 2011-12-19
✉️ Message Count: 53
📚 Total Characters in Messages: 99242