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Just checking: is it normal for the bitcoin-qt client to upload a burst of 1GB to an IP on startup? Havn't seen it b4

• Moral_ 13y ago
  cryptocoin you're hellbanned, no one can see your posts.
• asperous 13y ago
  You might be sharing the block chain, i.e. for a new user.
• locusm 13y ago
  There are wallets around that use a shared blockchain too. Otherwise the download can be huge.
  • cryptocoin 13y ago
    You probably meant something else here, because everyone shares the same blockchain*. I guess you meant a SPV client, like Multibit.
    • locusm 13y ago
      yeah, thats the one.
  • brymaster 13y ago
    cryptocoin, I have 'showdead' on and you're hellbanned. Welcome to HN!
    • deleted 13y ago
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    • cryptocoin 13y ago
      I have no idea what that is but I will be glad to leave HN if that is the case, you're managing to do worse than bitcointalk.
      • nwh 13y ago
        You're no longer hellbanned.
      • jnbiche 13y ago
        We're not wanting you to leave, you're alerting you to the fact that the system has done this. Most of us commenting disagree with hellbanning.
    • Anderkent 13y ago
      @cryptocoin: being hellbanned means no one can reply to your posts, and very few people see them. This is usually caused by bad behaviour, but if you believe it's a mistake you should request an unban via email.
      • sillysaurus2 13y ago
        It's also caused by using Tor. (Any comments from new accounts posted via Tor are autokilled.)