[hashcash] Re: more format stuff

>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Back <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

[...]

Adam> and the non-printables > ascii(127) and whitespace would be banned
Adam> for 7-bit cleanness and mail-transport survivability.

Small clarification: should there be a comma between "non-printables",
and "> ascii(127)"?  i.e. the sentence should be parsed as:
the following are banned (in addition to whatever was above):
- non-printables
- > ascii(127)
- whitespace

[...]

Adam> we could put some time limit on acceptance of the version 0 format
Adam> so it doesn't live for ever.

Is the time limit necessary?  Not having a time limit only requires
that hashcash verifiers have an extra bit mostly trivial of parsing
code.  I don't see that it creates any problems with double-spending
databases, or any other part of the system, unless I'm missing anything.

I'm just asking because if we don't have a time limit, then I can
unblock hashcash from entering Debian testing.  I'm fine either way,
though.

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