> Nodes pass fields they do not understand as a matter of forward compatibility > - > it makes it possible to add fields that every node does not have to obey > without worrying about every single node implementing them.
But if we only drop unknown fields are a protocol gateway then we'll only lose forward compatibility at a protocol gateway, and only when the protocol gateway is old. If the protocol gateway is up to date, then we'll still have forward compatibility on the other side. I don't think that the number of out of date protocol gateways is going to be great enough that it will be problematic. _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
