{
"subject": "Version 0.3.11 with upgrade alerts",
"content": {
"format": "html",
"body": "<div class=\"post\">Version 0.3.11 is now available.<br/><br/>Changes:<br/>- Some blk*.dat checking on load<br/>- Built the -4way code with -march=amdfam10, which makes it a little faster<br/>- Warning if your clock is too far off<br/>- Warnings/errors/alerts can also be seen in the getinfo command<br/>- Alert system<br/><br/>The alert system can display notifications on the status bar to alert you if you're running a version that needs to be upgraded for an important security update.<br/><br/>In response to an alert, your node may also go into safe mode, which disables the following json-rpc commands (used by automated websites) to protect it from losing money until you get a chance to upgrade:<br/> sendtoaddress<br/> getbalance<br/> getreceivedbyaddress<br/> getreceivedbylabel<br/> listreceivedbyaddress<br/> listreceivedbylabel<br/><br/>If you decide it's a false alarm and want to take your chances, you can use the switch -disablesafemode to re-enable them.<br/><br/>This is an important safety improvement. For a large segment of possible problems, this can warn everyone immediately once a problem is discovered and prevent them from acting on bad information.<br/><br/>Nodes keep operating and do not stop generating in response to an alert, so old versions may still try to make a fork, but the alert system can make sure users are warned not to act on anything in the fork.<br/><br/>Download:<br/><a href=\"http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.3.11/\">http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.3.11/</a><br/></div>"
},
"source": {
"name": "Bitcoin Forum",
"url": "https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=941.msg11439#msg11439"
},
"date": "2010-08-27T21:54:12Z"
}