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users:toxdns [2015/11/17 10:55]
subliun remove dead services 		users:toxdns [2018/03/15 19:00]
nurupo ToxDNS has been fully phased out: almost no client supports it and toxcore 0.2.0 has dropped libtoxdns
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 ===== ToxDNS ===== ===== ToxDNS =====
  
-ToxDNS is a tox ID-to-name mapping service. It allows users to shorten their regular, somewhat long, Tox IDs, with short and readable IDs, that closely resemble the format of an email address. An example of a ToxDNS service in use is **groupbot@utox.org**, Which when added, resolves to the full ID (''**56A1ADE4B65B86BCD51CC73E2CD4E542179F47959FE3E0E21B4B0ACDADE51855D34D34D37CB5**'').+ToxDNS is a tox ID-to-name mapping service. It allows users to shorten their regular, somewhat long, Tox IDs, with short and readable IDs, that closely resemble the format of an email address. An example of a ToxDNS service in use is **groupbot@example.org**, Which when added, resolves to the full ID (''**56A1ADE4B65B86BCD51CC73E2CD4E542179F47959FE3E0E21B4B0ACDADE51855D34D34D37CB5**'').
  
 ToxDNS servers are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_%28information_technology%29| federated]], they are each run by their individual operators and their databases are stored online. This can, but doesn't necessarily, compromise your privacy, but really it's simple to minimize the risk so that it's nearly nonexistent. ToxDNS servers are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_%28information_technology%29| federated]], they are each run by their individual operators and their databases are stored online. This can, but doesn't necessarily, compromise your privacy, but really it's simple to minimize the risk so that it's nearly nonexistent.
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 +**ToxDNS is considerate to be deprecated. It's advised against using it as versions 1 and 2 of ToxDNS are insecure, and barely any client supports version 3.**
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 +It's also planned that libtoxdns would be removed from TokTok's toxcore repository in one of the following major/minor version ticks.
  
 ==== What you might want to know about ToxDNS ==== ==== What you might want to know about ToxDNS ====
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 It should be noted that none of these area actually problems with ToxDNS itself. The first two are malicious activities that could be undertaken on a server, the third is just somebody taking a site down or blocking access to a site. It should be noted that none of these area actually problems with ToxDNS itself. The first two are malicious activities that could be undertaken on a server, the third is just somebody taking a site down or blocking access to a site.
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 ===== ToxDNS Services ===== ===== ToxDNS Services =====
 As of yet, there is no official ToxDNS service. All services listed here are run by volunteers, use at your own risk.  As of yet, there is no official ToxDNS service. All services listed here are run by volunteers, use at your own risk. 
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-|                                         ^ Owner                  ^ Description   
-^ [[https://toxme.io | toxme.io]]                               | subliun                | ToxMe name mapping service                                                                     ^ 
-^ [[http://register.utox.org/|uTox.org]]  | notsecure, irungentoo  | Simple and reliable ToxDNS for uTox fans                                     | 
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 ===== Run your own ===== ===== Run your own =====
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 Some of the many open-source ToxDNS services include: Some of the many open-source ToxDNS services include:
   * https://github.com/installgen2/tox.party   * https://github.com/installgen2/tox.party
-  * https://github.com/subliun/toxme 
   * https://github.com/notsecure/tox-dns   * https://github.com/notsecure/tox-dns
   * https://github.com/Tox/Tox-QuickDNS < Good for personal ToxDNS, no registration page.   * https://github.com/Tox/Tox-QuickDNS < Good for personal ToxDNS, no registration page.

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