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authorSuhas Daftuar <sdaftuar@gmail.com>2015-10-16 16:09:28 -0400
committerSuhas Daftuar <sdaftuar@gmail.com>2015-10-23 14:36:42 -0400
commitc8c6b251eb709eca652f01e75f93d506ac4cda4c (patch)
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parent24fdae2a871a3e56b866aeab7634785b1fffd8c5 (diff)
downloadbips-c8c6b251eb709eca652f01e75f93d506ac4cda4c.tar.xz
Add section on additional constraints
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@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ In the case of a reorg, where 1 or more blocks are disconnected, nodes currently
# Upon receipt of a "sendheaders" message, the node will be permitted, but not required, to announce new blocks by sending the header of the new block (along with any other blocks that a node believes a peer might need in order for the block to connect).
# Feature discovery is enabled by checking protocol version >= 70012
+==Additional constraints==
+
+As support for sendheaders is optional, software that implements this may also optionally impose additional constraints, such as only honoring sendheaders messages shortly after a connection is established.
+
==Backward compatibility==
Older clients remain fully compatible and interoperable after this change.