Dave Scotese [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2015-10-10 📝 Original message:Thanks again. The ...

📅 Original date posted:2015-10-10
📝 Original message:Thanks again. The description of bits 16..29 as "can take any value"
suggests to me an improvement for isStandard: if any bits "can take any
value" without affecting the script then they must be off for the script to
pass isStandard.

If I understand it correctly, this requirement will serve as a backup to
future uses of those bits if such uses are deployed as soft forks.

I'm sorry if my suggestion reflects a poor understanding of isStandard, but
I offer it as evidence on whether the mechanism is as well understood as it
should be, since we use soft forks. If I have misunderstood, feel free to
educate me with a reply.

Thanks!
Notplato



On Oct 10, 2015, at 8:22 AM, G1lius Caesar via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:


bits 16..29 are masked off and can take any value.



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