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On Friday 04 July 2014 04:37:26 Gregory Maxwell wrote:

[excellent explanation removed for brevity]

> > Apologies in advance if this is a stupid idea.
>=20
> No need to be sorry=E2=80=94 talking about these things is how people=
 learn.
> While I don't think this idea is good, and I'm even skeptical about
> fixed versions=E2=80=94 I promise you many other people were thinking=
 similar
> or even less useful things and will find the discussion interesting.

Thank you for the very thorough and courteous response.  I'm sorry that=
 I=20
suggested something that had been thought of before (seems to be the ca=
se on=20
every great idea I have for Bitcoin) and was not practical; but I'm gla=
d to=20
have had your response which was certainly educational for me.



Andy

--=20
Dr Andy Parkins
andyparkins@gmail.com