content - Update DNS seed description

- Closes #20
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thephez 2018-02-13 09:53:04 -05:00
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@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ and a function to use them, but I don't see that function being used in
any of the examples/wallet templates (but I'm not Java fluent, so
maybe PEBKAC). -@harding -->
Dash Core also include a hardcoded list of IP
addresses and port numbers to several dozen nodes which were active
around the time that particular version of the software was first
released. Dash Core will start attempting to connect to these nodes
if none of the DNS seed servers have responded to a query within 60
Dash Core also includes a hardcoded list of IP addresses and port numbers to
several dozen nodes which were active around the time that particular
version of the software was first released. Starting with Dash Core 0.12.3,
masternodes are used for the seed list since they must remain online to receive
their portion of the block reward (good availability) and must be compliant with
consensus rules (reliable). Dash Core will start attempting to connect to these
nodes if none of the DNS seed servers have responded to a query within 60
seconds, providing an automatic fallback option.
As a manual fallback option, Dash Core also provides several