diff options
author | Oleg Andreev <oleganza@gmail.com> | 2015-02-12 18:24:40 +0100 |
---|---|---|
committer | bitcoindev <bitcoindev@gnusha.org> | 2015-02-12 17:24:50 +0000 |
commit | f9bdc7b036c3aeeb17623310710955217285ccb6 (patch) | |
tree | 313ab2e9668e05d216a123d13317f7cb811177b0 /f4/2e86dfbec48e8e612dcadf572ab487ac64a064 | |
parent | 6bd2178ab577a1e4a67cf09c7c46f32ee4f1456e (diff) | |
download | pi-bitcoindev-f9bdc7b036c3aeeb17623310710955217285ccb6.tar.gz pi-bitcoindev-f9bdc7b036c3aeeb17623310710955217285ccb6.zip |
Re: [Bitcoin-development] replace-by-fee v0.10.0rc4
Diffstat (limited to 'f4/2e86dfbec48e8e612dcadf572ab487ac64a064')
-rw-r--r-- | f4/2e86dfbec48e8e612dcadf572ab487ac64a064 | 183 |
1 files changed, 183 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/f4/2e86dfbec48e8e612dcadf572ab487ac64a064 b/f4/2e86dfbec48e8e612dcadf572ab487ac64a064 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f46f059e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/f4/2e86dfbec48e8e612dcadf572ab487ac64a064 @@ -0,0 +1,183 @@ +Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] + helo=mx.sourceforge.net) + by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) + (envelope-from <oleganza@gmail.com>) id 1YLxVS-0008DU-19 + for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; + Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:24:50 +0000 +Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com + designates 209.85.212.175 as permitted sender) + client-ip=209.85.212.175; envelope-from=oleganza@gmail.com; + helo=mail-wi0-f175.google.com; +Received: from mail-wi0-f175.google.com ([209.85.212.175]) + by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) + (Exim 4.76) id 1YLxVQ-0001xD-UK + for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; + Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:24:50 +0000 +Received: by mail-wi0-f175.google.com with SMTP id r20so6075892wiv.2 + for <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>; + Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:24:42 -0800 (PST) +X-Received: by 10.194.133.101 with SMTP id pb5mr10419770wjb.40.1423761882276; + Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:24:42 -0800 (PST) +Received: from ?IPv6:2a01:e35:8a2c:a630:28c0:1758:7e4d:9520? + ([2a01:e35:8a2c:a630:28c0:1758:7e4d:9520]) + by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id hn2sm6539058wjc.5.2015.02.12.09.24.41 + (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); + Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:24:41 -0800 (PST) +Content-Type: multipart/alternative; + boundary="Apple-Mail=_DD1E8954-3242-433F-AFF8-C3FBA702C621" +Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.1 \(1993\)) +From: Oleg Andreev <oleganza@gmail.com> +In-Reply-To: <CADJgMztrzMh8=Y6SD-JV1hpTTbGB8Y2u=59bQhGtF6h3+Ei_Ew@mail.gmail.com> +Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:24:40 +0100 +Message-Id: <356E7F6E-300A-4127-9885-2183FB1DE447@gmail.com> +References: <20150212064719.GA6563@savin.petertodd.org> + <CANEZrP2uVT_UqJbzyQcEbiS78T68Jj2cH7OGXv5QtYiCwArDdA@mail.gmail.com> + <CAE28kUQ87jWhq1p6RK1eKEuEP1ERxN_P2SS0=YsFEGAqRyMPLA@mail.gmail.com> + <CANEZrP2H2T2QFZceCc=YzwwiApJy7kY7FN0LoAZODGbW12SYsw@mail.gmail.com> + <CAE28kURa8g3YTPi-GHKAt4v0csxXe=QhGhV3aQcDZGSr=Lb7RQ@mail.gmail.com> + <CANEZrP2hAUsRfeXUo-DLiiRmG5uJcwFuP4=o1S6Fb7ts5Ud=bw@mail.gmail.com> + <CADJgMztrzMh8=Y6SD-JV1hpTTbGB8Y2u=59bQhGtF6h3+Ei_Ew@mail.gmail.com> +To: Btc Drak <btcdrak@gmail.com> +X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1993) +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 + (oleganza[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: 1YLxVQ-0001xD-UK +Cc: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> +Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] replace-by-fee v0.10.0rc4 +X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 +Precedence: list +List-Id: <bitcoin-development.lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe> +List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development> +List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net> +List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=help> +List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>, + <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=subscribe> +X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:24:50 -0000 + + +--Apple-Mail=_DD1E8954-3242-433F-AFF8-C3FBA702C621 +Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable +Content-Type: text/plain; + charset=us-ascii + + +> I think that is a misdirection on your part. The point of = +replace-by-fee is to make 0-confirms reliably unreliable. Currently = +people can "get away" with 0-confirms but it's only because most people = +arent actively double spending, and when they do it is for higher value = +targets. Double spend attacks are happening a lot more frequently than = +is being admitted here, according to Peter from work with various = +clients.=20 +>=20 +> Like single address reuse, people have gotten used to something which = +is bad. Generally accepting 0-conf is also a bad idea(tm) and instant = +confirmation solutions should be sought elsewhere. There are already = +interesting solutions and concepts: greenaddress for example, and = +CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY micropayment channels for example. Rather than = +supporting and promoting risky 0-confirms, we need to spend time on = +better alternative solutions that will work for everyone and not during = +the honeymoon phase where attackers are fewer. + +Here's value-free assessment of the issue here: + +1. Zero-conf txs are unsafe. +2. We'd all want to have a safer instant payments solution if possible. +3. As a social artifact, today zeroconf txs happen to work for some = +people in some situations. +4. Replace-by-fee will break #3 and probably hasten development of #2. + +The discussion boils down to whether we should make #2 happen sooner by = +breaking remnants of #3 sooner. + +I personally would rather not break anything, but work as fast as = +possible on #2 so no matter when and how #3 becomes utterly broken, we = +have a better solution. This implies that I also don't want to waste = +time debating with Peter Todd and others. I want to be ready with a = +working tool when zeroconf completely fails (with that patch or for some = +other reasons). + +TL;DR: those who are against the patch are better off building a = +decentralized clearing network rather than wasting time on debates. When = +we have such network, we might all want this patch to be used for all = +the reasons Peter has already outlined. + + + +--Apple-Mail=_DD1E8954-3242-433F-AFF8-C3FBA702C621 +Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable +Content-Type: text/html; + charset=us-ascii + +<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = +charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = +-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" = +class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div = +class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue;" class=3D"">I = +think that is a misdirection on your part. The point of replace-by-fee = +is to make 0-confirms reliably unreliable. Currently people can "get = +away" with 0-confirms but it's only because most people arent actively = +double spending, and when they do it is for higher value targets. Double = +spend attacks</span> <i class=3D"" style=3D"font-family: = +HelveticaNeue;">are</i> <span style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue;" = +class=3D"">happening a lot more frequently than is being admitted here, = +according to Peter from work with various = +clients. </span></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: = +HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: = +normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = +normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = +text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: = +0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div= + style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: = +normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = +normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; = +text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: = +auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">Like = +single address reuse, people have gotten used to something which is bad. = +Generally accepting 0-conf is also a bad idea(tm) and instant = +confirmation solutions should be sought elsewhere. There are already = +interesting solutions and concepts: greenaddress for example, and = +CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY micropayment channels for example. Rather than = +supporting and promoting risky 0-confirms, we need to spend time on = +better alternative solutions that will work for everyone and not during = +the honeymoon phase where attackers are = +fewer.</div></div></blockquote></div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">Here's= + value-free assessment of the issue here:</div><div class=3D""><br = +class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">1. Zero-conf txs are unsafe.</div><div = +class=3D"">2. We'd all want to have a safer instant payments solution if = +possible.</div><div class=3D"">3. As a social artifact, today zeroconf = +txs happen to work for some people in some situations.</div><div = +class=3D"">4. Replace-by-fee will break #3 and probably hasten = +development of #2.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = +class=3D"">The discussion boils down to whether we should make #2 happen = +sooner by breaking remnants of #3 sooner.</div><div class=3D""><br = +class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I personally would rather not break = +anything, but work as fast as possible on #2 so no matter when and how = +#3 becomes utterly broken, we have a better solution. This implies that = +I also don't want to waste time debating with Peter Todd and others. I = +want to be ready with a working tool when zeroconf completely fails = +(with that patch or for some other reasons).</div><div class=3D""><br = +class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">TL;DR: those who are against the patch = +are better off building a decentralized clearing network rather than = +wasting time on debates. When we have such network, we might all want = +this patch to be used for all the reasons Peter has already = +outlined.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br = +class=3D""></div></body></html>= + +--Apple-Mail=_DD1E8954-3242-433F-AFF8-C3FBA702C621-- + + |