I still think HTTPS should be used, at the minimum. Using HTTPS is standard to every website out there that deals with financials, even if it is not a perfect system. Why should Bitcoin adopt a more lax policy than everyone else?
I thought that JSON support was fairly common these days. I personally prefer XML in most cases, but since JSON is already used with the RPC, it seemed like a natural fit here. Binary data can be base64 encoded, although I'm not sure why you would need to send back binary in an alias response. What exactly do you mean by "custom output script"? On 12/19/2011 8:30 AM, Luke-Jr wrote: > I'd prefer we stick to simple standards. > HTTP alone should really be fine to build on... > > JSON in particular has very poor language support, and cannot reasonably > represent binary data (such as a custom output script). The HTTP > specification, however, allows binary data in multipart content just fine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development