From 2e7009d67b862cf822a1c70e181de6af659a3096 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Garzik Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:04:46 -0400 Subject: Avoid querying DNS seeds, if we have open connections. The goal is to increase independence and privacy. --- src/init.cpp | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'src/init.cpp') diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp index 127529382..14816f501 100644 --- a/src/init.cpp +++ b/src/init.cpp @@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode) strUsage += " -connect= " + _("Connect only to the specified node(s)") + "\n"; strUsage += " -discover " + _("Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip)") + "\n"; strUsage += " -dns " + _("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect") + " " + _("(default: 1)") + "\n"; - strUsage += " -dnsseed " + _("Find peers using DNS lookup (default: 1 unless -connect)") + "\n"; + strUsage += " -dnsseed " + _("Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: 1 unless -connect)") + "\n"; + strUsage += " -forcednsseed " + _("Always query for peer addresses via DNS lookup (default: 0)") + "\n"; strUsage += " -externalip= " + _("Specify your own public address") + "\n"; strUsage += " -listen " + _("Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)") + "\n"; strUsage += " -maxconnections= " + _("Maintain at most connections to peers (default: 125)") + "\n"; -- cgit v1.2.3