Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WX8Uz-0005MN-5M for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:18:01 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.212.172 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.212.172; envelope-from=ricardojdfilipe@gmail.com; helo=mail-wi0-f172.google.com; Received: from mail-wi0-f172.google.com ([209.85.212.172]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WX8Uy-0004y1-4k for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:18:01 +0000 Received: by mail-wi0-f172.google.com with SMTP id hi2so4933321wib.11 for ; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 05:17:54 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.37.178 with SMTP id z18mr25252277wij.46.1396873073918; Mon, 07 Apr 2014 05:17:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.217.128.207 with HTTP; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 05:17:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 13:17:53 +0100 Message-ID: From: Ricardo Filipe To: Mike Hearn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (ricardojdfilipe[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WX8Uy-0004y1-4k Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Why are we bleeding nodes? X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:18:01 -0000 phasing out of bitcoinqt into spv wallets? 2014-04-07 12:34 GMT+01:00 Mike Hearn : > At the start of February we had 10,000 bitcoin nodes. Now we have 8,500 and > still falling: > > http://getaddr.bitnodes.io/dashboard/chart/?days=60 > > I know all the reasons why people might stop running a node (uses too much > disk space, bandwidth, lost interest etc). But does anyone have any idea how > we might get more insight into what's really going on? It'd be convenient if > the subVer contained the operating system, as then we could tell if the > bleed was mostly from desktops/laptops (Windows/Mac), which would be > expected, or from virtual servers (Linux), which would be more concerning. > > When you set up a Tor node, you can add your email address to the config > file and the Tor project sends you emails from time to time about things you > should know about. If we did the same, we could have a little exit survey: > if your node disappears for long enough, we could email the operator and ask > why they stopped. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Put Bad Developers to Shame > Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration > Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment > Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees_APR > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development >