Well, I am a newbie, it is why I am asking.  However, if I started tossing around names, like ... Phil Zimmerman told me.. I am not supposed to know this stuff, and I don't.  I can't help but thinking that the effort to fake this transaction would far exceed any potential gain.

Short link: https://blockexplorer.com/b/1

    Block 1

Hash?: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Previous block?: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Next block?: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Time?: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Difficulty?: 1 ("Bits"?: xxxxxx)
    Transactions?: 1
    Total BTC?: xx
    Size?: 215
    Merkle root  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Nonce?: xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Raw block?

Transactions


Gosh, I don't want to step on toes or egos, but block 1 it is.  The above is block one of the transaction; block zero is the generation of the coins. This is the official record of the block that contains the transaction.  I have been ripped off before, and I will be again, but not this time.

At least you are making me feel better. Zipzap provided me with an account number, that account number led to the transaction, the transaction led me to bitcoin block explorer.  


Short link: http://blockexplorer.com/t/YJfsmJEdK

    Hash?: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Appeared in block 1 (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
    Number of inputs?: 1 (Jump to inputs)
    Total BTC in?: 50
    Number of outputs: 1 (Jump to outputs)
    Total BTC out?: 50
    Size?: 134 bytes
    Fee?: 0
    Raw transaction?

Inputs?
Previous output (index)?   Amount?   From address?   Type?   ScriptSig?
 N/A                                   50 + fees    N/A                 Generation      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   

Outputs?
Index?   Redeemed at input?   Amount?   To address?   Type?   ScriptPubKey?
0    Not yet redeemed             50    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    Pubkey    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OP_CHECKSIG


I am new, but it looks like these are brand new bitcoins (Generated)  There appears to be no from address (in the inputs NA.)

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Zipzap provided it.

I am familiar with the normal operations of a wallet, but this has me scratching my head  in great puzzlement.  I would not be too concerned if there were not $500 of mine at stake.

Ray

Thanks to you two.  As I understand from the wiki:

"A script is essentially a list of instructions recorded with each transaction that describe how the next person wanting to spend the Bitcoins being transferred can gain access to them. The script for a typical Bitcoin transfer to destination Bitcoin address D simply encumbers future spending of the bitcoins with two things: the spender must provide
a public key that, when hashed, yields destination address D embedded in the script, and
a signature to show evidence of the private key corresponding to the public key just provided."

I am the "next person in liner" in this transaction. I purchased some bitcoins through a zipzap transaction, zipzap sent them to an address that is holding them until I prove that I own them.  I need to know how to get the info in the signature necessary to have them released to me.  At this point, nobody knows my public key so I need to do whatever is required by the instructions in the ScriptPubKey.

Its tough to be a newbie again.  Anyway, I am familiar with PGP, but this works differently, I think.

I need to get the information contained in ScriptPubKey to get bitcoins transferred into my wallet.  I am not a programmer. I have this information: To address and ScriptPubKey.  I also have the information from block explorer.  Will Bitcoin do this? How?

Thanks!