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Private email with Nicholas Bohm (COPA v Wright exhibit NB1) · 7 messages · from 18 July 2009 · with Nicholas Bohm, Satoshi Nakamoto

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Nicholas Bohm to satoshi@vistomail.com · 18 July 2009, 08:59 UTC · original

Bitcoin has failed to establish any connections for the last day or so, despite restarts. I'm not aware of having made any changes to my system, so this is puzzling. Can you suggest what I might check? Regards, Nicholas

Satoshi Nakamoto to Nicholas Bohm · 19 July 2009, 03:07 UTC · original

Did your IP address change? And if so, what's the new address? I run a node but I can't accept incoming connections and if your IP address changed then I would have lost contact with you. There may just not be anybody else running it right now. How many connections did you usually have before? If you keep your server running, if new users come along at least they'll have someone to connect to, rather than get no connections and give up. (btw, it's better if you use my satoshin@gmx.com e-mail address) Satoshi Bitcoin has failed to establish any connections for the last day or so, despite restarts. I'm not aware of having made any changes to my system, so this is puzzling. Can you suggest what I might check? Regards, Nicholas

Nicholas Bohm to satoshin@gmx.com · 19 July 2009, 09:23 UTC · original

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote:

Did your IP address change? And if so, what's the new address? I run a node but I can't accept incoming connections and if your IP address changed then I would have lost contact with you.

My IP address is [IP address removed], and hasn't changed for quite a time as far as I know. There may just not be anybody else running it right now. How many connections did you usually have before? It varied from 3 to 5 mostly. If you keep your server running, if new users come along at least they'll have someone to connect to, rather than get no connections and give up. I'll leave it running. No blocks of coins have matured since 15th July. (btw, it's better if you use my satoshin@gmx.com e-mail address) OK Regards, Nicholas Bitcoin has failed to establish any connections for the last day or so, despite restarts. I'm not aware of having made any changes to my system, so this is puzzling. Can you suggest what I might check? Regards, Nicholas

Satoshi Nakamoto to Nicholas Bohm · 20 July 2009, 15:05 UTC · original

I guess something must be preventing you from receiving incoming connections. Mine has been trying to connect to your IP without success. I'm currently connected to [IP address removed] since yesterday. If you're not at least connected to that one, then you can't connect out either. Satoshi Nicholas Bohm wrote:

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: Did your IP address change? And if so, what's the new address? I run a node but I can't accept incoming connections and if your IP address changed then I would have lost contact with you. My IP address is [IP address removed], and hasn't changed for quite a time as far as I know. There may just not be anybody else running it right now. How many connections did you usually have before? It varied from 3 to 5 mostly. If you keep your server running, if new users come along at least they'll have someone to connect to, rather than get no connections and give up. I'll leave it running. No blocks of coins have matured since 15th July. (btw, it's better if you use my satoshin@gmx.com e-mail address) OK Regards, Nicholas

Nicholas Bohm to satoshin@gmx.com · 20 July 2009, 15:31 UTC · original

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote:

I guess something must be preventing you from receiving incoming connections. Mine has been trying to connect to your IP without success. I'm currently connected to [IP address removed] since yesterday. If you're not at least connected to that one, then you can't connect out either.

I still had no connections, and couldn't see why not; but I stopped and restarted bitcoin, and now have two connections. Although this is fewer than for some weeks, and I have a clutch of "not confirmed" blocks when for some weeks I had had none, at least it's up and running again. Previous restarts made no difference, though. Incidentally, I set the optional transaction fee at 0.07. I expected this to be visible as an outgoing (or as a deduction from blocks created), but so far I've seen nothing. Perhaps I've had no takers. Regards, Nicholas Nicholas Bohm wrote:

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: Did your IP address change? And if so, what's the new address? I run a node but I can't accept incoming connections and if your IP address changed then I would have lost contact with you. My IP address is [IP address removed], and hasn't changed for quite a time as far as I know. There may just not be anybody else running it right now. How many connections did you usually have before? It varied from 3 to 5 mostly. If you keep your server running, if new users come along at least they'll have someone to connect to, rather than get no connections and give up. I'll leave it running. No blocks of coins have matured since 15th July. (btw, it's better if you use my satoshin@gmx.com e-mail address) OK Regards, Nicholas

Satoshi Nakamoto to Nicholas Bohm · 21 July 2009, 01:37 UTC · original

The transaction fee setting refers to the amount you give when you make a transaction, not the amount you demand from transactions you process. We're a long way from the point where nodes will need to require a fee, but that can easily be implemented when needed. Nicholas Bohm wrote:

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: I guess something must be preventing you from receiving incoming connections. Mine has been trying to connect to your IP without success. I'm currently connected to [IP address removed] since yesterday. If you're not at least connected to that one, then you can't connect out either. I still had no connections, and couldn't see why not; but I stopped and restarted bitcoin, and now have two connections. Although this is fewer than for some weeks, and I have a clutch of "not confirmed" blocks when for some weeks I had had none, at least it's up and running again. Previous restarts made no difference, though. Incidentally, I set the optional transaction fee at 0.07. I expected this to be visible as an outgoing (or as a deduction from blocks created), but so far I've seen nothing. Perhaps I've had no takers. Regards, Nicholas

Nicholas Bohm to satoshin@gmx.com · 21 July 2009, 09:10 UTC · original

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote:

The transaction fee setting refers to the amount you give when you make a transaction, not the amount you demand from transactions you process. We're a long way from the point where nodes will need to require a fee, but that can easily be implemented when needed.

Thanks. I hope my misunderstandings prove a useful contribution to the eventual "Bitcoin for Dummies". Regards, Nicholas Nicholas Bohm wrote:

Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: I guess something must be preventing you from receiving incoming connections. Mine has been trying to connect to your IP without success. I'm currently connected to [IP address removed] since yesterday. If you're not at least connected to that one, then you can't connect out either. I still had no connections, and couldn't see why not; but I stopped and restarted bitcoin, and now have two connections. Although this is fewer than for some weeks, and I have a clutch of "not confirmed" blocks when for some weeks I had had none, at least it's up and running again. Previous restarts made no difference, though. Incidentally, I set the optional transaction fee at 0.07. I expected this to be visible as an outgoing (or as a deduction from blocks created), but so far I've seen nothing. Perhaps I've had no takers. Regards, Nicholas