Author: Amir Taaki 2011-11-05 16:40:12
Published on: 2011-11-05T16:40:12+00:00
In a discussion between Bitcoin developers, Christian Decker expressed his opposition to the use of user-agent strings in communication choices. He believed that this approach would lead to poor decision-making and unnecessary discrimination based on client type. However, another developer argued that user-agent strings could be useful in certain cases where bugs were found among similar-functionality clients. The conversation then shifted to the idea of enforcing a standardized format for user-agent strings, which would enable quick identification of code-bases and their variants. Additionally, system information and settings could also be included in these strings for further analysis. Overall, the developers agreed on the importance of maintaining protocol compliance and promptly disconnecting non-compliant clients.
Updated on: 2023-06-04T21:05:49.930847+00:00