Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 579C9B75 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:12:56 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from sender163-mail.zoho.com (sender163-mail.zoho.com [74.201.84.163]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DC7AAA0 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:12:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [172.21.35.100] (223.197.116.5 [223.197.116.5]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1481713969429329.72784879231926; Wed, 14 Dec 2016 03:12:49 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) From: Johnson Lau In-Reply-To: <201612141107.16613.luke@dashjr.org> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:12:45 +0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <58C5DFB7-BFC8-4B88-8B4B-0449E9DC6177@xbt.hk> References: <22457494.p1MjVfM24j@cherry> <8690A056-F1F9-480A-8C95-E1BF3D8417B2@xbt.hk> <201612141107.16613.luke@dashjr.org> To: Luke Dashjr X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,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 Cc: bitcoin-dev Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Forcenet: an experimental network with a new header format 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: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:12:56 -0000 > On 14 Dec 2016, at 19:07, Luke Dashjr wrote: >=20 > On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 11:01:58 AM Johnson Lau via = bitcoin-dev wrote: >> There is no reason to use a timestamp beyond 4 bytes. >=20 > Actually, there is: lock times... my overflow solution doesn't have a = solution=20 > to that. :x You could steal a few bits form tx nVersion through a softfork=