From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E0EC271 for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:19:13 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail149082.authsmtp.co.uk (outmail149082.authsmtp.co.uk [62.13.149.82]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E320E8 for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:19:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-c232.authsmtp.com (mail-c232.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.232]) by punt20.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id u8A2JAZs049788; Sat, 10 Sep 2016 03:19:10 +0100 (BST) Received: from petertodd.org (ec2-52-5-185-120.compute-1.amazonaws.com [52.5.185.120]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id u8A2J7ok087088 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 10 Sep 2016 03:19:08 +0100 (BST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by petertodd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CE2C4400DB; Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:15:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A835A20548; Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:19:06 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:19:06 +0000 From: Peter Todd To: Gregory Maxwell Message-ID: <20160910021906.GA25516@fedora-21-dvm> References: <20160910005802.GA24954@fedora-21-dvm> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="+QahgC5+KEYLbs62" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Server-Quench: f4b15226-76fc-11e6-829e-00151795d556 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR aAdMdwIUC1AEAgsB AmAbW1deUVR7WWo7 bghPaBtcak9QXgdq T0pMXVMcUQ0ZA2YG WUUeWh5yfw0IfXt3 Zwg0WiJaWUZ4c1t6 RBgHCGwHMGF9YGIW BV1YdwJRcQRDe0tA b1YxNiYHcQ5VPz4z GA41ejw8IwAXAyNQ WgUAMVMUTg4XHjN0 XR0eHC8iGEADW200 IVQ6KlNUFUIcKFl6 Kko6RV8dWwA8 X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1037:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 52.5.185.120/25 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Completing the retirement of the alert system X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:19:14 -0000 --+QahgC5+KEYLbs62 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 01:48:40AM +0000, Gregory Maxwell wrote: > On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 12:58 AM, Peter Todd wrote: > > Good to do this sooner rather than later, as alert propagation on the P= 2P > > network is going to continue to get less reliable as nodes upgrade to s= oftware >=20 > Yes, this was one of my motivations for doing this soon. >=20 > It would only require about 2 LOC to have Bitcoin Core vomit out a > blob containing the final alert to any old protocol version peers that > connect. I don't know how other people would feel about that, but I > wouldn't mind implementing it, and it would greatly improve the > likelihood that they continue to to get once propagation of it is > gone. This could be left in the codebase for a couple years or until > other changes made those old versions p2p incompatible for other > reasons. I think that's a good idea, and it's a simple way to document that final al= ert as well. --=20 https://petertodd.org 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org --+QahgC5+KEYLbs62 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX022XAAoJEGOZARBE6K+yw1oH/36sSgaaLl+wlzgtJ6EvxeNJ pP4t0y1oDGGSrkuFmNsIq4+u+267QmRPRydcJO3sMKpiW+UeIxTvwx0eJaWNN81G MyTPVd7ATgWubrhS1HtAx09nfke56+UOBkioG7inpUMRZ3U+Xsvx4sdj5nBdAaDn QF/2G/q2JrD9XwFYcLAIMGyUVxEp7FMz0PS7Oo1K6V4fcH445ZvxFRksy/kddtBd X5QIf0uhOK8uaGjv7bZuOnzAZGeYm+9vBJO1zQwKAWVLHfyJsrZmpq/4mkhOkQPd Mq3oKvov/92hftFXyWIuOGuI4tQKwGEqCTFiGCoA6JXHl6j4Ve22NvxwFNwsPVw= =1D6D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --+QahgC5+KEYLbs62--