Hi Gavin / Alan, Agree that we would also need to consider these "half" transaction valid. At least for the time being up to the lock_time, and one could have an extra constrain - that the lock_time should be within e.g. 30minutes that would avoid the will-never-be-completed cases.
My main concern when it comes to introducing other protocols is that they might never be standard (I think a great number of clients will emerge - and this would be a thing to compete on). If it is part of the p2p network it will be a seamless standard and easy for everyone to use, even across different clients. But I share your concern on the I can, however, also understand your worries, and some other constraints should be introduced to ensure that not even short time spamming is possible... /M On 09/11/2011, at 20:13, Gavin Andresen wrote: >> 1. from client1 I issue a transaction containing one of the signatures, with >> a locktime e.g. 10 minutes from now and a sequence of 0. This transaction is >> now posted to the p2p network. > > As Alan said, that won't work-- it will not be relayed across the > network because it isn't a valid transaction until it has enough > signatures. > >> Alternatively, the transactions would need to be sent between clients using >> another protocol... > > Formats and protocols for gathering signatures are in the TODO > category-- Alan's BIP 10 is the next piece of the puzzle, maybe a > standardized http/https RESTful API, or HTTP/JSON, or protocol buffers > and raw sockets, or... something... solution (or solutions) built on > top of that makes sense. > > I don't think partially-signed transactions belong on the main Bitcoin > P2P network, mostly because I don't see any way of preventing somebody > from endlessly spamming bogus, will-never-be-completed partial > transactions just to be annoying. > > -- > -- > Gavin Andresen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
