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RE: [ALERT] Steemit is under spam attack - Update 1

in #alert8 years ago (edited)

Aren't there two parameters, one controlling the maximum block size and another controlling the sensitivity of throttling when blocks start to fill? If I recall correctly, last summer both were reduced. I may be that it is better to leave the blocksize larger (for the reason you state) but further reduce the sensitivity to filling. (By which I mean allow less filling before bandwidth limits apply, technically that would be increased "sensitivity".)

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The block size limit can be dynamically adjusted by witnesses. The other one, although is dynamic as well, is hard coded in an algorithm.