Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 60516B44 for ; Wed, 3 May 2017 21:53:09 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ua0-f169.google.com (mail-ua0-f169.google.com [209.85.217.169]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BD4CDFE for ; Wed, 3 May 2017 21:53:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ua0-f169.google.com with SMTP id e55so1753188uaa.2 for ; Wed, 03 May 2017 14:53:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=TeCPEwhQwm1XYtNJDmIx6xavthD0NUbEkg8X1mVSWc0=; b=KrWG7Epm01SkZjDJ3lTcAzLHMskvRALN600pKqPe/E6FPC80/nuVOqu3ECiAOXNOfj 3QPaK6PljWajqG1gLA37+fqYl5m4mPmHsZKud5mDCR+p3f+wPXTAnBXEt09I1tCptYeJ sdqn4qrUrT3lbZRdt6FxW6/MLSVXA9K6KFBlUSjhWfbZlBvvgBWbnc9K3itIgRfVD9HN pSuRVCvG0HWx4kmCUmjmrA6CD7dO3vgjMiNdN4fbBbOXTeDygRVB36wE2XgPyutRLBXq FhdFvIKBV7DUy9K8v8R6V5riZAsyKp6aHaqAwVnYe9D2VcJEjBerS9jNo341G2/691n1 lXog== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=TeCPEwhQwm1XYtNJDmIx6xavthD0NUbEkg8X1mVSWc0=; b=ZWW5dDCXnwx0vJjh88JcpdHv0u3ngo5SZNne2Un8nOJx41sACZUJcQ7vDDTL7mS7gx su3ySsHmxouGdiEZOFZX5wdf895KNaSYCsY9l9DJYU4LS1TE37bub5WiK78J8Azrfi/P OwiBjb7qcGQiR11gNqdcANYdpDZuwM1x8Afjz4f1ADpI9AJXLDHg77m0YzsSn8Bt5P6c x2xQ7LHMOrq0Pug1cc0BdKbR/XQtmekR5Xpb4bXrr4yoo0pJHcco53ZLmeLC8Fr9Ttbk 4Ue/RQmu5nDj4l4OGeAnCEtzR2D8EOT9zNxe1EgOzPg5aumdC7seMHklnoAyhnYHvr7L 6zfg== X-Gm-Message-State: AN3rC/6iTJU2FHZLF8PQj0pXhyF3lb6WVu+FAiKd4UecG6WFgt3Wmj+/ AVOUJUw8wOIizD2l8tkTqcrfhQ4tYA== X-Received: by 10.176.2.48 with SMTP id 45mr7690778uas.30.1493848387571; Wed, 03 May 2017 14:53:07 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: gmaxwell@gmail.com Received: by 10.103.48.18 with HTTP; Wed, 3 May 2017 14:53:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Gregory Maxwell Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 21:53:07 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 5JGWMo9csdWflBynBQYirBvWwSc Message-ID: To: Erik Aronesty Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Full node "tip" function 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, 03 May 2017 21:53:09 -0000 On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Erik Aronesty via bitcoin-dev wrote: > CONS: The primary result would be paying people to sybil attack the network. It's far cheaper to run one node behind thousands of IPs than it is to run many nodes. Suggestions like this have come up many times before.