From 52f46690b44be5d8e40fd7865d78b71559572ccc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eugene Crosser Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 23:55:26 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] update README to reflect current status --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d730e46..47fbba5 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 @@ -82,9 +82,15 @@ 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 largely untested, and there are loose ends in the +functionality. For example, `delegate` does not work yet, 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. + +Try at your risk. ## Getting the Source -- 2.39.2