Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 23C1FDC0 for ; Thu, 3 Sep 2015 17:53:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail148154.authsmtp.co.uk (outmail148154.authsmtp.co.uk [62.13.148.154]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 756D8A8 for ; Thu, 3 Sep 2015 17:53:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-c237.authsmtp.com (mail-c237.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.237]) by punt15.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id t83Hr0lg093633; Thu, 3 Sep 2015 18:53:00 +0100 (BST) Received: from muck (cpe-24-164-134-182.nyc.res.rr.com [24.164.134.182]) (authenticated bits=128) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id t83Hqt9T049782 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Thu, 3 Sep 2015 18:52:58 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 13:52:55 -0400 From: Peter Todd To: Btc Drak Message-ID: <20150903175255.GB9647@muck> References: <301aa5f682f8aa408b9f6f4618095fe2@xbt.hk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="K8nIJk4ghYZn606h" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Server-Quench: 9cdbbbc7-5264-11e5-9f76-002590a135d3 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR aQdMdgEUC1AEAgsB AmMbWlxeVV97XGs7 aQ5PbANZfEtNWxtr WEpWR1pVCwQmRRQC fl9aW31ycwxBcHw+ Y09nWT5SDxAoJxQu RVNRF2sCeGZhPWUC WRZfcR5UcAFPdx8U a1N6AHBDAzANdhEy HhM4ODE3eDlSNhEd aCA1ZQtKGQ4QBjM3 Rh4DFjwzHEoDLwAA X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1024:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 24.164.134.182/587 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: Bitcoin development mailing list Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP 100 specification X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:53:03 -0000 --K8nIJk4ghYZn606h Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Sep 03, 2015 at 06:32:09PM +0100, Btc Drak via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Just use a 4-byte unsigned integer where the integer is the size in > bytes. It's concise and less complex (and less complex to implement). > There's no need for human readable strings here. Solid NACK on making string parsers part of the consensus critical codebase. (WTF=E2=80=BD) --=20 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org 00000000000000000c69430beea18c71be1d34114d7e1d4023dd1ffe1d9bc7f0 --K8nIJk4ghYZn606h Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQGrBAEBCACVBQJV6Ij0XhSAAAAAABUAQGJsb2NraGFzaEBiaXRjb2luLm9yZzAw MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwYzY5NDMwYmVlYTE4YzcxYmUxZDM0MTE0ZDdlMWQ0MDIz ZGQxZmZlMWQ5YmM3ZjAvFIAAAAAAFQARcGthLWFkZHJlc3NAZ251cGcub3JncGV0 ZUBwZXRlcnRvZC5vcmcACgkQwIXyHOf0udzE1Qf7B6AgEViVLLStso4mGPeFuyeI 2crAPD2XcCKTWXWw4BkWl2N7mybEk2FeYYR9CyCn5x0MabNDxqzRy8kxapiEz4s2 Uw+aJJxfRVbpEcMJyOI+buVTqSWlmBD5sxEXqsoH8JrzT2Qbv5uiFpffJvasGVUV euUrljcMQoMqGoHBg4alMvdM9gO93ceCsiVaYcdt+NXEWN8YhFVRkbfSBqlyTtWl /gctnIakU4ZerCuOBCSFMSavgO+T246hUw4UgzHn0Ydcj/hBuV5+xW1tNXcQI4oO ENpbusc8iN/m5L2X+cjFMFl8PnwoQ9i9e6uY6S99vrZIPW1PVD2EHtP1fZihBg== =Wded -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --K8nIJk4ghYZn606h--