Author: Gregory Maxwell 2011-07-04 22:30:12
Published on: 2011-07-04T22:30:12+00:00
In an email exchange between Douglas Huff and Gavin Andresen, they discussed the impact of breaking backup scripts that use the backupwallet RPC command. Andresen suggested that if those scripts use that command, then there will be no issue with them. However, Huff took it a step further and stated that intentionally breaking unsafe or badly designed backup mechanisms is desirable since import/export is planned to get merged around the same time. However, Huff noted that silently breaking those scripts would not be ideal, as people may not notice that they are backing up a zero-byte file. The email exchange highlights the importance of well-designed backup mechanisms and the potential consequences of not having them in place.
Updated on: 2023-05-18T16:26:01.886513+00:00