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+Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Proposed additional options for pruned
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+Yes, but that just increases the incentive for partially-full nodes. It
+would add to the assumed-small number of full nodes.
+
+Or am I misunderstanding?
+
+On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@bitpay.com> wrote:
+
+> A general assumption is that you will have a few archive nodes with the
+> full blockchain, and a majority of nodes are pruned, able to serve only the
+> tail of the chains.
+>
+>
+> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 8:26 AM, gabe appleton <gappleto97@gmail.com>
+> wrote:
+>
+>> Hi,
+>>
+>> There's been a lot of talk in the rest of the community about how the
+>> 20MB step would increase storage needs, and that switching to pruned nodes
+>> (partially) would reduce network security. I think I may have a solution.
+>>
+>> There could be a hybrid option in nodes. Selecting this would do the
+>> following:
+>> Flip the --no-wallet toggle
+>> Select a section of the blockchain to store fully (percentage based,
+>> possibly on hash % sections?)
+>> Begin pruning all sections not included in 2
+>> The idea is that you can implement it similar to how a Koorde is done, in
+>> that the network will decide which sections it retrieves. So if the user
+>> prompts it to store 50% of the blockchain, it would look at its peers, and
+>> at their peers (if secure), and choose the least-occurring options from
+>> them.
+>>
+>> This would allow them to continue validating all transactions, and still
+>> store a full copy, just distributed among many nodes. It should overall
+>> have little impact on security (unless I'm mistaken), and it would
+>> significantly reduce storage needs on a node.
+>>
+>> It would also allow for a retroactive --max-size flag, where it will
+>> prune until it is at the specified size, and continue to prune over time,
+>> while keeping to the sections defined by the network.
+>>
+>> What sort of side effects or network vulnerabilities would this
+>> introduce? I know some said it wouldn't be Sybil resistant, but how would
+>> this be less so than a fully pruned node?
+>>
+>>
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+>
+>
+> --
+> Jeff Garzik
+> Bitcoin core developer and open source evangelist
+> BitPay, Inc. https://bitpay.com/
+>
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+<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes, but that just increases the incentive for partially-f=
+ull nodes. It would add to the assumed-small number of full nodes.<div><br>=
+</div><div>Or am I misunderstanding?</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">=
+<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Jeff Garzi=
+k <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jgarzik@bitpay.com" target=3D"_bl=
+ank">jgarzik@bitpay.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
+_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
+1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">A general assumption is that you will have a few arch=
+ive nodes with the full blockchain, and a majority of nodes are pruned, abl=
+e to serve only the tail of the chains.<div><br></div></div><div class=3D"g=
+mail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"h5">On Tue, M=
+ay 12, 2015 at 8:26 AM, gabe appleton <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mail=
+to:gappleto97@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">gappleto97@gmail.com</a>&gt;</sp=
+an> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
+:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D=
+"h5"><p dir=3D"ltr">Hi,</p>
+<p dir=3D"ltr">There&#39;s been a lot of talk in the rest of the community =
+about how the 20MB step would increase storage needs, and that switching to=
+ pruned nodes (partially) would reduce network security. I think I may have=
+ a solution.</p>
+<p dir=3D"ltr">There could be a hybrid option in nodes. Selecting this woul=
+d do the following:<br>
+Flip the --no-wallet toggle<br>
+Select a section of the blockchain to store fully (percentage based, possib=
+ly on hash % sections?)<br>
+Begin pruning all sections not included in 2<br>
+The idea is that you can implement it similar to how a Koorde is done, in t=
+hat the network will decide which sections it retrieves. So if the user pro=
+mpts it to store 50% of the blockchain, it would look at its peers, and at =
+their peers (if secure), and choose the least-occurring options from them.<=
+/p>
+<p dir=3D"ltr">This would allow them to continue validating all transaction=
+s, and still store a full copy, just distributed among many nodes. It shoul=
+d overall have little impact on security (unless I&#39;m mistaken), and it =
+would significantly reduce storage needs on a node.</p>
+<p dir=3D"ltr">It would also allow for a retroactive --max-size flag, where=
+ it will prune until it is at the specified size, and continue to prune ove=
+r time, while keeping to the sections defined by the network. </p>
+<p dir=3D"ltr">What sort of side effects or network vulnerabilities would t=
+his introduce? I know some said it wouldn&#39;t be Sybil resistant, but how=
+ would this be less so than a fully pruned node? </p>
+<br></div></div>-----------------------------------------------------------=
+-------------------<br>
+One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud<br=
+>
+Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications<br>
+Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights<br=
+>
+Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight.<br>
+<a href=3D"http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y" target=
+=3D"_blank">http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y</a><br>=
+_______________________________________________<br>
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+nk">Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br>
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+" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-de=
+velopment</a><br>
+<br></blockquote></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br><=
+br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Jeff Garzik<br>Bitcoin core dev=
+eloper and open source evangelist<br>BitPay, Inc. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a hr=
+ef=3D"https://bitpay.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://bitpay.com/</a></div>
+</font></span></div>
+</blockquote></div><br></div>
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