Searching the MYSQL database is something that is perfectly acceptable, it is a publicly available blockchain. People who complain about searching generally are worried about what might be found.
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Searching the MYSQL database is something that is perfectly acceptable, it is a publicly available blockchain. People who complain about searching generally are worried about what might be found.
Absolutely! I don't see any difference between using a MySQL, Mongo, or any other database replication of the blockchain, and the RPC server that serves the websites. All should provide the same information unless something really strange is going on. It's all public, and I'd have thought that at least a few dozen people will have the entire blockchain downloaded to their PC for analysis/dev work. Hopefully @officialfuzzy can clarify the what's going on?
In fact @paulag makes a great blog analyzing these databases under the #bisteemit tag
More is coming over coming days. This is just part 1