Received: from sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.193] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from <mh.in.england@gmail.com>) id 1VhPap-0007eT-1U for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:02:15 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.219.50 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.219.50; envelope-from=mh.in.england@gmail.com; helo=mail-oa0-f50.google.com; Received: from mail-oa0-f50.google.com ([209.85.219.50]) by sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1VhPal-0002Yx-Pf for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:02:15 +0000 Received: by mail-oa0-f50.google.com with SMTP id k1so4454994oag.23 for <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:02:06 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.129.42 with SMTP id nt10mr8438965obb.19.1384545726215; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:02:06 -0800 (PST) Sender: mh.in.england@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.156.42 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:02:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <CABaLYCufS4pW644S9q63YfZNECtRW5jhJRw3-vozNz1=N50oHQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CABaLYCufS4pW644S9q63YfZNECtRW5jhJRw3-vozNz1=N50oHQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 21:02:06 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: o65Rj4b3J1LcwJ5AG--JXasM80Y Message-ID: <CANEZrP1_vkosrRpouzRqZRFo8z0iNXzR14F1GU=yWZ66gZUtNw@mail.gmail.com> From: Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> To: Mike Belshe <mike@belshe.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8fb1fbfe2fc0fb04eb3cac97 X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. 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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: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:02:15 -0000 --e89a8fb1fbfe2fc0fb04eb3cac97 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I don't use testnet much anymore, partly because it sometimes kind of breaks like this. It's a public resource and people sometimes abuse it. You can create your own local network with -regtest and that lets you mint new blocks instantly. It's a much simpler way to do testing and app development. On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Mike Belshe <mike@belshe.com> wrote: > It appears that someone is minting new blocks literally every couple of > seconds on the testnet chain right now. > > You can see it on both blockexplorer: > http://blockexplorer.com/testnet > > and also btclook: > http://testnet.btclook.com/ > > Is this something we should worry about? > > thanks, > Mike > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > DreamFactory - Open Source REST & JSON Services for HTML5 & Native Apps > OAuth, Users, Roles, SQL, NoSQL, BLOB Storage and External API Access > Free app hosting. Or install the open source package on any LAMP server. > Sign up and see examples for AngularJS, jQuery, Sencha Touch and Native! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63469471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > > --e89a8fb1fbfe2fc0fb04eb3cac97 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I don't use testnet much anymore, partly because it so= metimes kind of breaks like this. It's a public resource and people som= etimes abuse it.<div><br></div><div>You can create your own local network w= ith -regtest and that lets you mint new blocks instantly. It's a much s= impler way to do testing and app development.</div> </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri,= Nov 15, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Mike Belshe <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail= to:mike@belshe.com" target=3D"_blank">mike@belshe.com</a>></span> wrote:= <br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef= t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr">It appears that someone is minting new blocks literally ev= ery couple of seconds on the testnet chain right now.<div><br></div><div>Yo= u can see it on both blockexplorer:</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"http:= //blockexplorer.com/testnet" target=3D"_blank">http://blockexplorer.com/tes= tnet</a></div> <div><br></div><div>and also btclook:</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0<a href=3D"http= ://testnet.btclook.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://testnet.btclook.com/</a><= /div><div><br></div><div>Is this something we should worry about?</div><div= ><br></div> <div>thanks,</div> <div>Mike</div><div><br></div></div> <br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------= -------<br> DreamFactory - Open Source REST & JSON Services for HTML5 & Native = Apps<br> OAuth, Users, Roles, SQL, NoSQL, BLOB Storage and External API Access<br> Free app hosting. 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