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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: coinjedi on November 08, 2011, 03:20:58 AM



Title: Bug report: Missing address in the address book
Post by: coinjedi on November 08, 2011, 03:20:58 AM
I've noticed that I have an address in my wallet that I can receive coins, but the address is not in my address book. I don't know how I can give more information without giving out my wallet.dat. Is it a known issue?


Title: Re: Bug report: Missing account in the address book
Post by: Meni Rosenfeld on November 08, 2011, 05:36:23 AM
This is probably a change (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Change) address. It's a feature.


Title: Re: Bug report: Missing account in the address book
Post by: coinjedi on November 08, 2011, 02:41:59 PM
This is probably a change (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Change) address. It's a feature.

So how come I obtained that address if it is something internal? I want to give it a name to tidy up my transaction history.


Title: Re: Bug report: Missing address in the address book
Post by: btc_artist on November 08, 2011, 02:49:18 PM
So how come I obtained that address if it is something internal?
Because that's how bitcoin is designed to work.


Title: Re: Bug report: Missing account in the address book
Post by: Meni Rosenfeld on November 08, 2011, 03:10:59 PM
This is probably a change (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Change) address. It's a feature.
So how come I obtained that address if it is something internal? I want to give it a name to tidy up my transaction history.
Can you specify which client you're using? In the default GUI client change addresses don't appear in the list of transactions so you're not supposed to care about them.

At the cost of a bit of privacy, can you post the address in question?


Title: Re: Bug report: Missing address in the address book
Post by: coinjedi on November 08, 2011, 03:20:26 PM
This address appears in the transactions list but not in the address book. As far I remember I generated the address using the  default GUI Mac client. That wallet is on my other computer, I can post the address later.