Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1UXGoh-0001Xp-7N for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:06:23 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.210.171 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.210.171; envelope-from=bpcamac@gmail.com; helo=mail-ia0-f171.google.com; Received: from mail-ia0-f171.google.com ([209.85.210.171]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1UXGof-00035g-5C for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:06:22 +0000 Received: by mail-ia0-f171.google.com with SMTP id r13so808059iar.16 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:06:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.50.77.73 with SMTP id q9mr602398igw.97.1367352375881; Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:06:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.112.1.14] ([50.7.1.130]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id d4sm24169585igc.3.2013.04.30.13.06.12 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:06:14 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) From: Brenton Camac In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:06:12 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <4EA3A617-AA9D-4E4B-B4CC-AC7BC28B2BB5@gmail.com> References: <20130429035523.GA11611@savin> To: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) 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 (bpcamac[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -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 X-Headers-End: 1UXGof-00035g-5C Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Service bits for pruned 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: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:06:23 -0000 Sounds like this part of Bitcoin (block sharing) would definitely = benefit from having a REST (HTTP) API. REST-based web APIs are a common feature of most online services these = days. Makes writing other client services so much easier. Plus you get = the benefit of the HTTP ecosystem for free (HTTP caches, etc). - Brenton Camac=20 On Apr 30, 2013, at 1:04 PM, Jeff Garzik wrote: > On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Rebroad (sourceforge) > wrote: >> As part of a roadmap for block downloading, I think this may be a = good time >> to look into providing an HTTP/HTTPS protocol for block downloading - = this >> would also allow web proxies to cache blocks and thus make it more >> accessible, as well as cater for resumeable downloads. >=20 > Speaking generally, I've always been a supporter of finding new and > creative ways to store and transmit blocks. The more diversity, the > less likely bitcoin can be shut down worldwide. >=20 > HTTP is fine, but you run into many issues with large files. You > would need a very well defined HTTP-retrievable layout, with proper > HTTP headers along the entire path, if you want web caches to function > properly. You need HTTP byte range support, HTTP 1.1 keep-alives, and > other features for resuming large, interrupted downloads. >=20 > The format currently used by bitcoind would be just fine -- > blocks/blkNNNN.dat for raw data, size-limited well below 1GB. Just > need to add a small metadata download, and serve the raw block files. >=20 > --=20 > Jeff Garzik > exMULTI, Inc. > jgarzik@exmulti.com >=20 > = --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- > Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for = Java/.NET > Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development