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From: Sergio Demian Lerner <sergio.d.lerner@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:54:00 -0300
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To: Jules Lamur <jules.lamur@etu.umontpellier.fr>, 
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	kim-son.pham01@etu.umontpellier.fr
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] [BIP] Stratum protocol specification
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When we worked on the extensions for RSK merge mining, I prepared an
internal document with the most up to date Straum protocol description I
could get.

This is the document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ocEC8OdFYrvglyXbag1yi8WoskaZoYuR5HGhwf0hWAY/edit?usp=sharing

Regards

On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 10:48 AM, Jules Lamur via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> With two student colleagues of mine (Denis HODZHADZHIKOV,
> Kim-Son PHAM), we are developping a mining pool as an
> academic work.
>
> Currently, most of our work is reverse engineering on existing
> implementations of the protocol because of the lack of
> documentation, especially on edge cases.
>
> Our referent professor suggested us to publish a IETF RFC draft
> of the protocol's specification. However, I think a BIP would be
> more appropriate for this.
>
> I've found that the BIP 40 and the BIP 41 were allocated for
> respectively the wire protocol and the mining protocol since
> at least August 2013 (cf.
> https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/commit/e12d37e6639a4acffa2710ddb6cf81
> e74403b2a1).
>
> It seems that nothing has been done since.
>
> Could we (me and my colleagues) start writing a draft for the
> BIP 41 (mining protocol)?
>
> Regards,
> Jules LAMUR.
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> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org
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<div dir=3D"ltr">When we worked on the extensions for RSK merge mining, I p=
repared an internal document with the most up to date Straum protocol descr=
iption I could get.<div><br><div>This is the document:</div><div><br></div>=
<div><a href=3D"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ocEC8OdFYrvglyXbag1yi8W=
oskaZoYuR5HGhwf0hWAY/edit?usp=3Dsharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d=
/1ocEC8OdFYrvglyXbag1yi8WoskaZoYuR5HGhwf0hWAY/edit?usp=3Dsharing</a><br></d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Regards</div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">=
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 10:48 AM, Jules Lamur=
 via bitcoin-dev <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.=
linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.or=
g</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
With two student colleagues of mine (Denis HODZHADZHIKOV,<br>
Kim-Son PHAM), we are developping a mining pool as an<br>
academic work.<br>
<br>
Currently, most of our work is reverse engineering on existing<br>
implementations of the protocol because of the lack of<br>
documentation, especially on edge cases.<br>
<br>
Our referent professor suggested us to publish a IETF RFC draft<br>
of the protocol&#39;s specification. However, I think a BIP would be<br>
more appropriate for this.<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve found that the BIP 40 and the BIP 41 were allocated for<br>
respectively the wire protocol and the mining protocol since<br>
at least August 2013 (cf.<br>
<a href=3D"https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/commit/e12d37e6639a4acffa2710ddb=
6cf81e74403b2a1" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/bi=
tcoin/<wbr>bips/commit/<wbr>e12d37e6639a4acffa2710ddb6cf81<wbr>e74403b2a1</=
a>).<br>
<br>
It seems that nothing has been done since.<br>
<br>
Could we (me and my colleagues) start writing a draft for the<br>
BIP 41 (mining protocol)?<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Jules LAMUR.<br>
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<wbr>linuxfoundation.org</a><br>
<a href=3D"https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev" =
rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.linuxfoundation.<wbr>org=
/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-<wbr>dev</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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