Re: Testnet fees?

[onezerobit]

Testnet does not carry Fees, like the mainnet.

But, the verification usually takes a lot of time....I am not sure what is wrong with the Testnet Connection, that i have not been able to verify 1 TestCoin worth of transaction yet. Any experts with insight on this?

[andytoshi]

Hi onezerobit,

Testnet does support transaction fees just like mainnet. In fact the only difference between testnet and mainnet (besides them being separate chains) is that testnet has a rule that allows 0-difficulty blocks after twenty minutes, because the network is monetarily worthless and therefore prone to stalls.

I assume by "verify" you mean "confirm". When a transaction is included in a block is at the discretion of the miner -- typical policies on Bitcoin are that all inputs must be sufficiently old (to deter spam) or augmented by some fee. Presumably most testnet miners do not bother changing their policy when they switch to testnet....so I recommend adding a big fee and seeing if that helps.

Andrew