Clarify docs for requirements/handling of addnode/connect nodes

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index 076fe260bc..8fb8328c5e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ UniValue addnode(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "addnode \"node\" \"add|remove|onetry\"\n"
             "\nAttempts to add or remove a node from the addnode list.\n"
             "Or try a connection to a node once.\n"
+            "Nodes added using addnode (or -connect) are protected from DoS disconnection and are not required to be\n"
+            "full nodes/support SegWit as other outbound peers are (though such peers will not be synced from).\n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
             "1. \"node\"     (string, required) The node (see getpeerinfo for nodes)\n"
             "2. \"command\"  (string, required) 'add' to add a node to the list, 'remove' to remove a node from the list, 'onetry' to try a connection to the node once\n"