On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Mike Hearn <m...@plan99.net> wrote: >> A limitation on most existing micropayment channel ideas is that payments >> can only flow in one direction. > It's worth noting that the original protocol as designed by Satoshi did not > have this limitation. It has evolved this way because of ad-hoc DoS fixes > over time (btw I'm not saying they were the wrong thing to do, as non "ad > hoc" solutions are significantly more work). But it seems like eventually a > different approach to handling DoS attacks based on resource prioritisation > and scheduling will become needed / implemented, and at that point the > original design could be safely brought back to life.
I don't agree with your understanding. Expecting replacement to work and be enforced is completely unsafe. People (sanely) refuse to use protocols which are broken by refund malleability, which is a much narrower expectation for miners than expecting the sequence ratchet to go one way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
