1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/nostr.cpp b/src/nostr.cpp
index fbae1a6..b3e4a7c 100644
--- a/src/nostr.cpp
+++ b/src/nostr.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,20 @@ static CCriticalSection   cs_btfPeers;
 // independent relays. Kept only one Cloudflare-fronted relay (damus.io, the
 // most established) and filled the rest with relays on different hosts
 // (Hetzner, various independents) so no single upstream provider is a
-// single point of failure for peer discovery. 7 relays lands inside the
+// single point of failure for peer discovery. 8 relays lands inside the
 // commonly recommended 5-10 range for redundancy without keeping an
 // excessive number of persistent sockets open per node.
+//
+// Four entries were removed after probing all twelve from two independent
+// networks (a residential line and the pool's VPS, over both v4 and v6):
+//   relay.current.fyi, relay.nostr.bg  -- no A record, and the AAAA for both
+//     lands on the same parked host (2a04:c300:1000::381) serving a
+//     certificate that fails verification. The domains are gone.
+//   relay.nostr.band, nostr.fmt.wiz.biz -- TCP connects, TLS handshake never
+//     completes, from both networks. Whether they are down or refusing
+//     non-browser clients, this node cannot use them.
+// A dead relay is not free: each one holds a connect/retry slot and delays
+// discovery, so carrying it costs latency for no redundancy.
 const char* pszNostrRelays[] = {
     "wss://relay.damus.io",
     "wss://nos.lol",
@@ -95,9 +106,6 @@ const char* pszNostrRelays[] = {
     "wss://relay.primal.net",
     "wss://nostr.oxtr.dev",
     "wss://relay.nos.social",
-    "wss://nostr.fmt.wiz.biz",
-    "wss://relay.current.fyi",
-    "wss://relay.nostr.bg",
 };
 const int nNostrRelays = ARRAYLEN(pszNostrRelays);