[docs] document BIP 61 deprecation

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John Newbery 2019-03-14 15:39:27 -04:00
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@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ Configuration option changes
documentation](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/zmq.md#usage)
for details.
- The `enablebip61` option (introduced in Bitcoin Core 0.17.0) is
used to toggle sending of BIP 61 reject messages. Reject messages have no use
case on the P2P network and are only logged for debugging by most network
nodes. The option will now by default be off for improved privacy and security
as well as reduced upload usage. The option can explicitly be turned on for
local-network debugging purposes.
- The `rpcallowip` option can no longer be used to automatically listen
on all network interfaces. Instead, the `rpcbind` parameter must also
be used to specify the IP addresses to listen on. Listening for RPC
@ -181,6 +174,16 @@ Deprecated or removed RPCs
continue using `generate` in this version, restart bitcoind with the
`-deprecatedrpc=generate` configuration option.
Deprecated P2P messages
-----------------------
- BIP 61 reject messages are now deprecated. Reject messages have no use
case on the P2P network and are only logged for debugging by most network
nodes. Furthermore, they increase bandwidth and can be harmful for privacy
and security. It has been possible to disable BIP 61 messages since v0.17
with the `-enablebip61=0` option. BIP 61 messages will be disabled by default
in a future version, before being removed entirely.
New RPCs
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