rich1.0npub15fmnxm546tg2sv0l7elusrvqsgezdzdg3m0flpml5fr2qf3f5slskxlq6hhttps://nostr.ae/npub15fmnxm546tg2sv0l7elusrvqsgezdzdg3m0flpml5fr2qf3f5slskxlq6hnjumphttps://nostr.ae📅 Original date posted:2012-07-23 📝 Original message:I would guess that you are running the blockchain download through the tor-proxy - that would give you the times you mention. Further, encrypting your disk (aes stuff) will not help you much either, and encrypting a the storage of a public blockchain seems to me a bit odd ? I get a full blockchain from scratch in 45 minutes on my laptop, but, I still agree with Gregory that scalability improvements are needed, but the problem is far from critical in the sense outlined here. /M On 23/07/2012, at 09:35, Gregory Maxwell wrote: > On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 6:37 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote: >> It already takes a month to build a new blockchain, let alone keep up >> with new incoming blocks. > > Please fix your software stack. Something is wrong with your system > and I doubt it has much to do with bitcoin. A full sync here takes > something like an hour. > > There are certainly lots of scalability things going on, but there is > no cause for concern for regular hardware being unable to _keep up_ > without a hardforking change to the protocol first. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development