Author: Matthieu Riou 2014-04-17 18:00:04
Published on: 2014-04-17T18:00:04+00:00
The email thread discusses a specific line of code in main.cpp on Github's Bitcoin repository. The initial email asks about the purpose of a line that checks if 'vAddr.size()' is greater than an unknown quantity. The response clarifies that the line flags a peer as having no more addresses to learn from, and that a previous check ensures that peers sending more than 1000 addresses are disallowed to prevent flooding. The email also mentions that 'pfrom->fGetAddr' is allowed only when 'vAddr.size()==1000'. The discussion concludes with a link to a book about graph databases.
Updated on: 2023-06-08T19:54:14.766402+00:00