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 A0933BFD for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:25:50 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wr0-f173.google.com (mail-wr0-f173.google.com [209.85.128.173]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E2EE176 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:25:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wr0-f173.google.com with SMTP id l43so23068578wre.1 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:25:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=SPOHB0LqjjHtyW6eeViil5qdigYpQhnO1y7LN+SXZhE=; b=Aj9aA4rBGND/batyM5iwqkvzkSwnt+chIs+aUu6jLqVCBfdzA2aTzrhbXcGLFU9YUm 4Cm/KDMLf0P0aNMp7fQgrmdqs8HmXDHX0so/+P+jG0f0i1WmnEcCZBzZm5CLxpFTgPKc vzl/ewUjtiyzAC3+sbHW8V8WqAWACsQsZOyD9OSbIfGqSNWOKhA/nudqxjgH/lu/5vKU DBLWx0xNsnGWxYez2N5bW6dKivvQrNpfk+2lMs1b0p9O2u6JF+x+F0/AxE01zZ/Z9ORT mIvuS53t5zXGwDU4/apQfVsWV7xsjCeqjqj6B3EBVr9+jjoQukT2kpf1pdChnBkkL9O2 twGg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=SPOHB0LqjjHtyW6eeViil5qdigYpQhnO1y7LN+SXZhE=; b=TZlW4S3UaEvinU00u1h2/Wza2XyB++icW/OsL/aruEq1eX+boSIvuWi65EwSBUTA0I 3NNNBp3nnCOkvVjgfY62THBHBMMYPyjmngUuD31pib585XIxFZTC2ZqMOej3YZok0T+v guGH50SqU4PFAiOS9GqE/7LEFWy1L2LN4FubF5ruvhNIDvwdb4pmo0IRSIL8Zk+U1UMs 12TnIhq7dO3CaFLzHVsmQP0zDnRXamjpg1huKBDtTICrKCK8TVF+xvDYWvKD6PtQKcem Kup5OsBhRdE1hEHcoFfHW8HkoxnZqeUBtG83SyWMHcr+DZVEY6lKEnQnY24dyFrPHKaq wpjg== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H1Dn1yGiiQE/Mlt2pW6t5EXmExzzPM9zFCF/lDFAiDch0P4SWmNqnv+vIYFWFA9o36FklUKUZqapVNwBg== X-Received: by 10.223.148.102 with SMTP id 93mr1215015wrq.144.1490804748642; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:25:48 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.28.55.9 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:25:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.28.55.9 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:25:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: David Vorick Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:25:47 -0400 Message-ID: To: Andrew Johnson Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c0d2574790d51054be107b8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Hard fork proposal from last week's meeting 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: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:25:50 -0000 --94eb2c0d2574790d51054be107b8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Mar 29, 2017 12:20 PM, "Andrew Johnson" wrote: What's stopping these users from running a pruned node? Not every node needs to store a complete copy of the blockchain. Pruned nodes are not the default configuration, if it was the default configuration then I think you would see far more users running a pruned node. But that would also substantially increase the burden on archive nodes. Further discussion about disk space requirements should be taken to another thread. --94eb2c0d2574790d51054be107b8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Mar 29, 2017 12:20 PM, "Andrew Johnso= n" <andrew.johnson83@= gmail.com> wrote:
<= div>What's stopping these users from running a pruned node?=C2=A0 Not e= very node needs to store a complete copy of the blockchain.=C2=A0

Pruned nodes are not the default configuration,= if it was the default configuration then I think you would see far more us= ers running a pruned node.

But t= hat would also substantially increase the burden on archive nodes.

Further= discussion about disk space requirements should be taken to another thread= .

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