X-Git-Url: http://www.average.org/gitweb/?p=pdns-pipe-nmc.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=9d0ffd5d3f36c5d0b06d57cd162fc96503b7714f;hp=802ca9bc536daf1d9221c0ee0f8b19d78b0a325b;hb=d48c4643bc2c0cd64bea3b8a128a93e0d6cef968;hpb=28028363f33b8ec698b114c65b2a858d7ea34c15 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 802ca9b..9d0ffd5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ for offline conversion of namecoin data into BIND zone file. Unlike those, this project is a single-purpose tool acting as a (real time) bridge between [Namecoin](http://namecoin.info/) and DNS. -[PowerDNS](https://www.powerdns.com/) provides a stable DNS frontend, -with an easy to implement backend interface. The latter is used in -this project. +It is implemented as a `pipe backend` to +[PowerDNS](https://www.powerdns.com/), which provides stable DNS +frontend, and has simple backend interface. ## Building @@ -82,17 +82,33 @@ your resolvers. ## Status -Alpha. It does not handle `SRV` records at all, does not support -`delegate` (not to mention `import`), provides bogus version in the -`SOA` record, and is largely untested. Try at your risk. +Alpha. It is insufficiently tested, and there are loose ends in the +functionality. For example, version in the `SOA` record is bogus. +Some of the the problems are due to incomplete and/or imprecise +[definition of the domain data format](https://wiki.namecoin.info/index.php?title=Domain_Name_Specification) +on the wiki. That said, I am using it to access some of the `.bit` websites +and did not notice anomalies so far. -## Getting the Source +Try at your risk. + +## Getting the Software + +### Source Check the [project homepage](http://www.average.org/pdns-pipe-nmc/). Git [clone](git://git.average.org/git/pdns-pipe-nmc.git) or [browse](http://www.average.org/gitweb/?p=pdns-pipe-nmc.git;a=summary), -or use [github mirrir](https://github.com/crosser/pdns-pipe-nmc). +or use [github mirror](https://github.com/crosser/pdns-pipe-nmc). + +### Binary Executable + +There is a binary built for x86_64 Linux with glibc6: + +|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| +| Executable file | PGP | +| [pdns-pipe-nmc.linux-glibc6.x86_64.2014-04-20.git-e9bd43f](pdns-pipe-nmc.linux-glibc6.x86_64.2014-04-20.git-e9bd43f) | [sig](pdns-pipe-nmc.linux-glibc6.x86_64.2014-04-20.git-e9bd43f.sig) | +|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| ## Author