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May 19, 2013, 09:22:56 PM |
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Why does the client rescan on startup even when it just created a new wallet? Seems unnecessary!
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"The difference between a castle and a prison is only a question of who holds the keys."
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There are several different types of Bitcoin clients. The most secure are full nodes like Bitcoin Core, but full nodes are more resource-heavy, and they must do a lengthy initial syncing process. As a result, lightweight clients with somewhat less security are commonly used.
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DannyHamilton
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May 20, 2013, 01:28:42 AM |
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I assume you are asking about Bitcoin-Qt?
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keystroke (OP)
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May 20, 2013, 05:17:03 AM |
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I assume you are asking about Bitcoin-Qt?
Yes. Sorry the lack of details. I am actually on 0.8.2rc. |
"The difference between a castle and a prison is only a question of who holds the keys."
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mustyoshi
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May 20, 2013, 05:22:22 AM |
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I assume you are asking about Bitcoin-Qt?
Yes. Sorry the lack of details. I am actually on 0.8.2rc. Just in case you beat the odds and generate an address already in use. |
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keystroke (OP)
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May 20, 2013, 10:20:27 PM |
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I assume you are asking about Bitcoin-Qt?
Yes. Sorry the lack of details. I am actually on 0.8.2rc. Just in case you beat the odds and generate an address already in use. Sounds like a bug as the chance of this is extremely tiny. |
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Reverse engineer from time to time
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May 20, 2013, 10:23:37 PM |
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I assume you are asking about Bitcoin-Qt?
Yes. Sorry the lack of details. I am actually on 0.8.2rc. Just in case you beat the odds and generate an address already in use. Sounds like a bug as the chance of this is extremely tiny. Would be fun, although as they say, you have better chances of winning the lottery, it will be once in a human(race) lifetime to generate an existing address and play around with supposedly thousands of coins  |
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DannyHamilton
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May 20, 2013, 11:27:33 PM |
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it will be once in a human(race) lifetime to generate an existing address
I doubt it will happen that often. But I suppose it is difficult to predict how long the human race will last |
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gmaxwell
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May 21, 2013, 12:15:36 AM |
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Not an intentional behavior, it's a side effect of a recent bugfix where recently salvaged wallets would not automatically rescan.
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keystroke (OP)
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May 21, 2013, 12:51:49 AM |
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Not an intentional behavior, it's a side effect of a recent bugfix where recently salvaged wallets would not automatically rescan.
Thanks gmaxwell. BTW you live in the Raleigh area, right? Should come to the meetup. |
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