Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 605F7BCF for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2017 13:56:30 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-yb0-f180.google.com (mail-yb0-f180.google.com [209.85.213.180]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5F10F14E for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2017 13:56:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-yb0-f180.google.com with SMTP id l201so17238754ybf.0 for ; Fri, 07 Apr 2017 06:56:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rgrant-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to; bh=9fKGpgSO6wVfkxiJIMFaTFp/+bZHJ+Tc86o5Lq71+Ss=; b=WizIf5UcRE9mcOa+0cslznrJeM8gjzv6H/jkjY3H3h0aW1AIhbrA62KG96b+I6WMZg gmIuowIB48gXfJh7wnHiHJz8rf+3W489ASD3Vz119EmMyp1ti4abf5PZKVa57yorRNAW WJtQtjLNHedtjmzYpqFvdHxrb56T8XZ0boPKWHZuMPZ19rTIKILTtr0WUFuwu2l0F2no anpObxuZck955J2zNgFT2CdSarSLnkRV2VCrT/YH0eihzB6n6MQvuXuMykDWL+eNW1v6 WuJlV24dy/aoMudmKCabNeiNmfDyePcIFegRZ09LWHq+duNST98tll+q8E6uwRZeaf9h +tTA== 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=9fKGpgSO6wVfkxiJIMFaTFp/+bZHJ+Tc86o5Lq71+Ss=; b=k3BXUSkX5m5BAVBEPXkH4fralHfpPwejm0+8uQYYJ4ZxGgWEHSQvnsrZR7FUMquH4+ 31RsT2SgqQG6LjwASZAvYMEfPlZLSjxUTuKFo4V/DZ9IFq4Gul1B3+0NrX/Bk4ujkwn3 skhHhdpSis1z9PUz+JwRwt0rNP0PkKH14zKIGO19jGoCQte+plBdwJIVJC3p8155uCLM YNhYRpThX14q+sgrxP0quDgg3baQsy/4A81PpthFwVguihd8rNPObvf1Y/c+OxN5IwuZ yZ2Jw7X4cgkxbEQ/4SStY7FlcRvmAmvpP8CY4fj9ovdox/UaZHjecTtDeUjXmtpipijO UhDg== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H16GEJ5JBjH6cEYFu+kkah7F1wlc0YviJDXW7nm8Xv+hfzDws0ztCh2Yq6zgCGLtIBWVW6qjmEuStkZ4g== X-Received: by 10.37.172.193 with SMTP id x1mr16625282ybd.122.1491573388144; Fri, 07 Apr 2017 06:56:28 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: rgrant@rgrant.org Received: by 10.37.172.210 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Apr 2017 06:55:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Ryan Grant Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 08:55:57 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: jWhHIuCNeV0aheA02b6LwnFjtqM Message-ID: To: 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,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] Draft BIP: Version bits extension with guaranteed lock-in 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: Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:56:30 -0000 The primary failure mode of a user's misconfiguration of nTimeout will be a stopped chain. If less-sophisticated users are offered these configuration settings then chaintip progress failures that result from them should be prominently displayed.