BIP 0061 - Reject P2P message

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Data sheet for Reject P2P message

Title	Reject P2P message
Layer	Peer Services
Author	Gavin Andresen
Comments-Summary	Controversial; some recommendation, and some discouragement.
Comments-URI	https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/wiki/Comments:BIP-0061
Status	Final
Type	Standards Track
Created	2014-06-18
Post History
Description	https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0061.mediawiki

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Abstract

This BIP describes a new message type for the Bitcoin peer-to-peer network.

Motivation

Giving peers feedback about why their blocks or transactions are rejected, or why they are being banned for not following the protocol helps interoperability between different implementations.It also gives SPV (simplified payment verification) clients a hint that something may be wrong when their transactions are rejected due to insufficient priority or fees.