Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F358CC0C for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:11:25 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ua0-f173.google.com (mail-ua0-f173.google.com [209.85.217.173]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 790D3E7 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:11:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ua0-f173.google.com with SMTP id i92so13154090uad.7 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:11:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to; bh=SsT66d86Xhn/rFheQrE8JgzeI0E3harBqW00XO+RDRA=; b=JEoy5HydYSYc70XEnE9cqlPxczbMTDj531SPTWht/8JOnNXYWeMk3Zjub8N6YB0dBF mrq8EhGfGOyoio/8AztJgjso1pZrBH4U74nWAFW52LneSV8cDOZPk0q5OHqFZpT0a2qy bDXl9VluuM0aIPgkch1YnzmtyFiMpIWDl1BrTWVAhJO1sS2XFTbBwZyefZ6U+EuBFinO b5T36e7y0qbaPsQEgX4gKmx/Pk3enRJTG1wHxiTehdXFnEZb7+F39SkNlfFDTymLNkFw 3RwqClciKm/zzDHUztRZUxdx7vMEUyOuOhiJQFjkaXpTH8J52FzMI+1vDczVjJJsKPHu hEdQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to; bh=SsT66d86Xhn/rFheQrE8JgzeI0E3harBqW00XO+RDRA=; b=HkZ84pLeFArRTlil+mfaH2AzPWknKtzcbi/X1ewUTyhS5VR1zev5ZJzo6W4LdZsg4n 7T/svRxBhzfn5sgQeGAjQeZB/s185d8nr+bV3v8IY/CxagirUC+ec0EyZoJejQcKQvMF 7jl8HqQGvqXa7GJUYrk7sxO6QkWIo2dO1Ql2Rk1rfUTxz8rhTE4aC3naaLTgtSm7PHiT UrnGi6EbvcbaLxLjCFN/JONoxoDbomReZR+SGszlSt/8sqFIfWA2ceItGwIuapTPCu4E 8IUXqE8ugLQ45aCzIfNznd1IQNfDHuRtHt2axVn4tIyvRO0YEi9xhGb8vv7TcYTbYDFV /tjA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKGB3mIuXDG0jjTcV6WhCNedyGbA4bTJc2g/Z18jXrzHOwiVlnFHrzpX Wd/kJTcM1v/Ozof7UmIL2ehrPWc8BusLnZVMfI0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACJfBosQrG47OkVt/D2/wZCGenMI2eGCNHmui5Qq8rMkIXnr/ROatYLIBoG6w1Py7OLVlZ/c+PxVSEbr4tvbCaGk3Cc= X-Received: by 10.176.65.135 with SMTP id 7mr2397242uap.127.1513033884601; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:11:24 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: gmaxwell@gmail.com Received: by 10.103.85.148 with HTTP; Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:11:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Gregory Maxwell Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:11:24 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: uGZ7MkL184Y8JCwj1XBlsvomZMY Message-ID: To: Tier Nolan , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] "Compressed" headers stream 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: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:11:26 -0000 On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Tier Nolan via bitcoin-dev wrote: > There is a method called "high hash highway" that allows compact proofs of > total POW. That provides no security without additional consensus enforced commitments, so I think pretty off-topic for this discussion.