Re: GNUnet 0.22.2 released

[Christian Grothoff]

On 11/8/24 10:02, retrovirus-007@juno.com wrote:
> Hello gnunet,
>
> I am starting about getting a domain name registry for a hostname.
> After reading the user manual, I finally found the domain name
> registrar link (https://fcfs.gnunet.org/ from
> https://docs.gnunet.org/latest/users/gns.html#the-pin-zone). I typed
> down a name as subdomain for .gnunet.gns.alt. It appears that I would
> need a zone key. The only zone key that seems to register is
> .gnunet.gns.alt. I guess the input requires a available zone key. I
> tried to make the local zone work, but I think it is not for
> public/online view. Anyways, I input the .gnunet.gns.alt's key. I was
> expected to use this taler application, but it turns out to be a
> browser extension? I think that extensions shouldn't be used too
> often. At this point, I am not sure what to install. I prefer a
> flatpak/flathub, but I can do source compilation. Then, I have to
> worry about how much to pay for these plan kudos currencies. Maybe
> the kudos currency is for free. The plan lasts for 6 months for .30
> kudos.

KUDOS are indeed a test-currency that is completely free. You can simply 
create a bank account at https://bank.demo.taler.net/ and you get 100 
KUDOS just for inventing a unique user name ;-).

As for wallets, there are various ones available, see 
https://wallet.taler.net/. You can even get a command-line wallet by 
compiling git.taler.net/wallet-core.git! The WebExtension is just 
convenient, but not mandatory.

> Other than the account, I have certain questions regarding
> (subdomain).gnunet.gns.alt. What kind of parameters I can type in for
> my gns linked IP address? Will I be able to get a domain email like
> webmaster@(subdomain).gnunet.gns.alt? Can I put in text records to
> represent the pass string for Let's Encrypt's SSL certification
> procedures?

It is unlikely that most E-mail providers support GNS name resolution 
today, and I'm sure letsencrypt does not, so while you can setup domain 
e-mail, it will not work with regular e-mail users that use DNS name 
resolution. Instead of using a CA like letsencrypt, you could put TLSA 
records into your GNS zone.

> I do not think I can find/make a custom hostname with gns, just
> gnunet.gns.alt. However, I think it's a good trade off considering
> the fact that terms seem to be good. I was wondering how long it
> takes for the submitted (subdomain).gnunet.gns.alt before taler step
> to expired wait time?

I don't know, the answer to this one.

> At the moment, I trying to install this
> business card feature. It is taking a while. I will go over the
> file-sharing, VPN, and messenger application in the future.