From e4164962cd0b8f8420f2d9d245330448e9f66419 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Voskuil Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 21:16:53 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify last comment language and correct date. --- Comments:BIP-0151.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Comments:BIP-0151.md b/Comments:BIP-0151.md index 984e190..e297653 100644 --- a/Comments:BIP-0151.md +++ b/Comments:BIP-0151.md @@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ The proposal states: > This proposal is backward compatible. Non-supporting peers will ignore the encinit messages. -This statement is incorrect. Sending content that existing nodes do not expect is clearly an incompatibility. An implementation that ignores invalid content leaves itself wide open to DOS attacks. The handshake must be complete before changes to the protocol can be applied, and only if the negotiation results in a version increment. While it may be desirable for this change to precede the version handshake it cannot be described as backward compatible. +This statement is incorrect. Sending content that existing nodes do not expect is clearly an incompatibility. An implementation that ignores invalid content leaves itself wide open to DOS attacks. The version handshake must be complete before the protocol level can be determined. While it may be desirable for this change to precede the version handshake it cannot be described as backward compatible. ---Eric Voskuil, 2017-02-11 \ No newline at end of file +--Eric Voskuil, 2017-02-12 \ No newline at end of file