Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-2.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WXBrK-00022a-Bv for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:53:18 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.215.46 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.215.46; envelope-from=gmaxwell@gmail.com; helo=mail-la0-f46.google.com; Received: from mail-la0-f46.google.com ([209.85.215.46]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WXBrJ-0005VP-HS for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:53:18 +0000 Received: by mail-la0-f46.google.com with SMTP id hr17so4932638lab.19 for ; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:53:11 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.44.234 with SMTP id h10mr93985lam.68.1396885990958; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:53:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.89.68 with HTTP; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 08:53:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5342C833.5030906@gmail.com> References: <5342C833.5030906@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 08:53:10 -0700 Message-ID: From: Gregory Maxwell To: Justus Ranvier Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: 1.1 (+) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (gmaxwell[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.2 RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET RBL: Received via a relay in bl.spamcop.net [Blocked - see ] -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 1.5 SF_NO_SPF_SPAM SF_NO_SPF_SPAM X-Headers-End: 1WXBrJ-0005VP-HS Cc: Bitcoin Development Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Why are we bleeding nodes? X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:53:18 -0000 On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Justus Ranvier wrote: > 1. The resource requirements of a full node are moving beyond the > capabilities of casual users. This isn't inherently a problem - after > all most people don't grow their own food, tailor their own clothes, or > keep blacksmith tools handy in to forge their own horseshoes either. Right now running a full node consumes about $1 in disk space non-reoccurring and costs a couple cents in power per month. This isn't to say things are all ducky. But if you're going to say the resource requirements are beyond the capabilities of casual users I'm afraid I'm going to have to say: citation needed.