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authorJonas Schnelli <dev@jonasschnelli.ch>2016-03-29 14:30:02 +0200
committerJonas Schnelli <dev@jonasschnelli.ch>2016-04-19 15:32:11 +0200
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Note that when the block chain tip changes, a reorganisation may occur
and just the tip will be notified. It is up to the subscriber to
retrieve the chain from the last known block to the new tip.
+
+There are several possibilities that ZMQ notification can get lost
+during transmission depending on the communication type your are
+using. Bitcoind appends an up-counting sequence number to each
+notification which allows listeners to detect lost notifications.