> In this case there is no need for P2P communication, just pay to an > address you already have for the other party. If you want to avoid > address reuse, use stealth addressing. > > But yes, if you don't have a stealth address for the other party you can > certainly communicate in private as peers where you trust that you share > a public key. The core issue here is really bootstrapping of that trust > in an ad hoc manner.
Something interactive might still be nicer, though, to avoid the risk of paying to an address that the payee no longer has the private key for. "Nooo!! Don't pay to that address. I lost my old phone so I generated a new wallet." roy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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