Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP 33 - Stratized Nodes

2012-05-16 Thread Mike Hearn
Thanks for getting this started. With regards to the specific proposal, I don't believe it's the best option and still plan to eventually implement the original design outlined more than a year ago in this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7972.msg116285#msg116285 Namely that

Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP 33 - Stratized Nodes

2012-05-16 Thread Peter Vessenes
Thanks for this, Amir. My initial reactions: 1) This is cool and useful (but see 3) 2) This is significantly less secure than validating an entire blockchain; it's certainly worth working out some use cases here in more detail than just a sample conversation. More on this below 3) What about

Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP 33 - Stratized Nodes

2012-05-16 Thread Amir Taaki
@lists.sourceforge.net bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP 33 - Stratized Nodes Thanks for getting this started.  With regards to the specific proposal, I don't believe it's the best option and still plan

Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP 33 - Stratized Nodes

2012-05-16 Thread Amir Taaki
1) This is cool and useful (but see 3) 2) This is significantly less secure than validating an entire blockchain; it's certainly worth working out some use cases here in more detail than just a sample conversation. More on this below 3) What about discovery? Will a client now have the