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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:37:10 +0200
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From: Wladimir <laanwj@gmail.com>
To: slush <slush@centrum.cz>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Bitcoind-in-background mode for SPV
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On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:31 PM, slush <slush@centrum.cz> wrote:

> Another idea: Integrate torrent download of bootstrap.dat into bitcoind.
> Normal user (especially a beginner) won't learn how to download bootstrap
> separately and import it into bitcoind; he simply give up the
> synchronization once he realize it takes too much time. From my experience
> downloading the bootstrap significantly improves catching the blockchain,
> which may attract some more users to run bitcoind.
>
> Not sure about C++, but simple torrent client in python is like 30 lines
> of code (using libtorrent).
>

Parallel block download would be better for that. No need to involve
bittorrent.

But please let's not derail this thread, this is not about other solutions
for faster block download or such, let's keep it focused.

Wladimir

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:31 PM, slush <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:slush@centrum.cz" target=3D"_blank">slush@centrum.cz</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Another idea: Integrate torrent download of bootstrap.dat =
into bitcoind. Normal user (especially a beginner) won&#39;t learn how to d=
ownload bootstrap separately and import it into bitcoind; he simply give up=
 the synchronization once he realize it takes too much time. From my experi=
ence downloading the bootstrap significantly improves catching the blockcha=
in, which may attract some more users to run bitcoind.<div>


<br></div><div>Not sure about C++, but simple torrent client in python is l=
ike 30 lines of code (using libtorrent).</div></div></blockquote><div><br><=
/div><div>Parallel block download would be better for that. No need to invo=
lve bittorrent.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>But please let&#39;s not derail this thread, this=
 is not about other solutions for faster block download or such, let&#39;s =
keep it focused.<br><br>Wladimir<br><br></div></div></div></div>

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