From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WaLTf-0007wY-Sh for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:45:55 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.215.42 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.215.42; envelope-from=melvincarvalho@gmail.com; helo=mail-la0-f42.google.com; Received: from mail-la0-f42.google.com ([209.85.215.42]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WaLTe-0001MA-Sb for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:45:55 +0000 Received: by mail-la0-f42.google.com with SMTP id ec20so7991777lab.1 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 01:45:48 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.199.99 with SMTP id jj3mr2076471lbc.22.1397637948062; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 01:45:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.147.101 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 01:45:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:45:48 +0200 Message-ID: From: Melvin Carvalho To: Wladimir Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c33fe26b418604f724f1c7 X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (melvincarvalho[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WaLTe-0001MA-Sb Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Warning message when running wallet in Windows XP (or drop support?) X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:45:56 -0000 --001a11c33fe26b418604f724f1c7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 16 April 2014 10:14, Wladimir wrote: > Hello, > > Today I noticed that even my bank is warning people to not do internet > banking with Windows XP. > > If it is no longer secure enough for online banking it's CERTAINLY not > secure enough to run a wallet (for a node only it would be ok-ish as they > have no keys to protect). > Any opinions on what to do here? Just warn and allow the user to continue? > Redirect them to a 'Windows XP is dangerous' message on bitcoin.org? > (Microsoft uses > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help) > > The drawback of dropping XP support completely would be that a lot of > computers (especially in China and Russia etc) are still running XP, so > this could cause the network to lose nodes. > XP with a trezor would work fine tho? My personal preference would be a warning, and to direct them to a free software operating system that they could upgrade to. > > If you're maintainer of other wallet software: how are you handling this? > Are you going to drop XP support completely? If so, starting from when? > > Regards, > Wladimir > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book > "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their > applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, > this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > > --001a11c33fe26b418604f724f1c7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable



On 16 April 2014 10:14, Wladimir <laanwj@gmail.com> w= rote:
Hello,

Today I noticed that even my bank is warning people to not d= o internet banking with Windows XP.

If it is no longer secure enough for online banking it's CERTAINLY n= ot secure enough to run a wallet (for a node only it would be ok-ish as the= y have no keys to protect).

Any opinions on what to do here? Just warn and allow the user t= o continue? Redirect them to a 'Windows XP is dangerous' message on= bitcoin.org? (Microso= ft uses http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-suppo= rt-help)

The drawback of dropping XP support completely would be that= a lot of computers (especially in China and Russia etc) are still running = XP, so this could cause the network to lose nodes.

XP with a trezor would work fine tho?

My personal preference would be a warning, and to direct them to a free so= ftware operating system that they could upgrade to.
=C2=A0

If you&= #39;re maintainer of other wallet software: how are you handling this?
Are you going to drop XP support completely? If so, starting fro= m when?

Regards,
Wladimir


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