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* add more information about backup/export files
 * make language more consistent in places
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@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ are important for every node operator and wallet user.
The P2P alert system has been removed and alert messages are no longer
processed. This was planned for the next major release, but as bugs were found
in the implementation, the full depreciation of this feature has been executed
early, because it makes no sense to overhaul a system that is already marked
for removal in the near future.
in the implementation, the full deprecation of this feature has been executed
early, because it makes no sense to overhaul a system that is unused and
already marked for removal in the near future.
### Harden the transaction download mechanism
@ -89,11 +89,14 @@ directory under the data directory called "backups".
**This is a breaking change.**
The behavior of the `dumpwallet` and `backupwallet` RPC methods has changed,
as these will ignore any path given other than the filename, and always store
The behavior of the `dumpwallet` and `backupwallet` RPC methods has changed, as
these will ignore any path given other than the filename, and will always store
the filename in the directory defined with `-backupdir` or the above-mentioned
default location.
These methods will also refuse to overwrite any existing files and will produce
error messages to that effect.
### Maximum number of addnode records
To protect against users accidentally submitting an insane amount of address
@ -167,8 +170,8 @@ dogecoin-cli setmaxconnections <desired_amount>
### Improve the traffic graph in the UI
Significantly improves the graph in the UI's traffic monitor by not throwing
away data every time the graph is closed, but instead keep track of the traffic
we see in the background and then render it on demand.
away data every time the graph is closed, but instead keeping track of the
traffic we see in the background and then rendering it on demand.
### Add a rescan RPC method
@ -240,7 +243,9 @@ RPC API Changes
* Added `rescan`
* `addnode` will now return error `-32` when the address provided is too long
* `getpeerinfo` provides 2 new fields per peer, `addr_processed` and
`addr_rate_limited`, that track `addr` message processing.
`addr_rate_limited`, that track `addr` message processing
* `dumpwallet` and `backupwallet` now write their output to the configurable
backup directory and do not overwrite existing files
Dependency Updates
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@ -257,7 +262,7 @@ Minor Changes
significantly improves the speed at which 64-bit ARM hardware can validate
blocks and transactions.
* Fixed the graphical wallet to properly display in High-DPI resolutions.
* Improve privacy by preventing leaks of information about our wallet when
* Improved privacy by preventing leaks of information about our wallet when
setting the locktime field (automatically.)
* Added scrypt to the benchmark code.
* Change the granularity of data downloaded in the network tab to no longer