Iroh 1.0 - Hackdot

Re:Iroh 1.0 by bellowsgulch on Monday June 15, 2026 @08:15PM (#48548895)

No idea why this is downvoted, it's exactly the pitch for DNS. Others and I are asking the same question. There's no value proposition here.

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Re:Iroh 1.0 by comboy on Monday June 15, 2026 @10:42PM (#48549885)

Different network layer, no centralization, no authorities, DNS has nothing to do with making p2p connections, it's like the ballpark is not even in the same country

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Re:Iroh 1.0 by dotancohen on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @07:28AM (#48553566)

So it differs in implementation details, not in concept.

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Re:Iroh 1.0 by comboy on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @09:18AM (#48554857)

If you think that your phone number is equivalent to your home address then yes.

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Re:Iroh 1.0 by dotancohen on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @03:33PM (#48560702)

For the singular purpose of "I need to transfer a message to this person and I don't care what the latency is", then sure. That's how my bank treats them.

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Re:Iroh 1.0 by bellowsgulch on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @02:53PM (#48560160)

Bullshit, someone has to be an authority, even if it's p2p, then every connection is an authority.

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