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more words for ipns pubsub documentation

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@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ ipfs config --json Experimental.ShardingEnabled true
### In Version
0.4.13
0.4.14
### State
@ -380,8 +380,15 @@ Experimental, default-disabled.
Utilizes pubsub for publishing ipns records in real time.
Note: both the publisher and the resolver nodes need to have the feature
enabled for it to work effectively.
When it is enabled:
- IPNS publishers push records to a name-specific pubsub topic,
in addition to publishing to the DHT.
- IPNS resolvers subscribe to the name-specific topic and receive newly
published records through pubsub in real time. Note that the initial resolution
still goes through the DHT, as there is no message history in pubsub.
Both the publisher and the resolver nodes need to have the feature enabled for it
to work effectively.
### How to enable
@ -391,4 +398,5 @@ run your daemon with the `--enable-namesys-pubsub` flag; enables pubsub.
- [ ] Needs more people to use and report on how well it works
- [ ] Add a mechanism for last record distribution on subscription,
so that we don't have to hit the DHT for name resolution at all.
so that we don't have to hit the DHT for the initial resolution.
Alternatively, we could republish the last record periodically.