Transaction as yet 'unconfirmed'. Should the machine remain running?

[candtalan]

I have completed a transaction to receive bitcoin, and they now appear in my bitcoin-qt wallet on my local machine. I note that the transaction is initially marked as  unconfirmed, 2 of 6 confirmations. After a short time,  it is 3 of 6 confirmations.  My question: how important is it for my wallet to remain online during this process? For example, it would be convenient for me , just now, to take the machine offline (turn it off), and continue in some hours time. Would that be a problem for the confirmations?
tia

[ensign_lee]

Good, a topic that doesn't deal with the current fx rate lol.

You should be fine to turn your machine off. It will catch up in confirmations when you turn it back on. You'll be fine.

[jerethdaminer]

afik the confirmations are the blocks generated in which your transaction is part of them so you make the transaction then its added to the chain after 6 of those occurring its considered confirmed ie the chance of a blockchain fork involving it is to small to bother with, other machine are crunching those you don't need to have it on to recieve it in the same way your paycheck fores into your bank weather your online or not

[candtalan]

Thanks for the responses!

[Gabi]

Online or offline doesn't matter.