Quote from: luv2drnkbr on June 24, 2017, 09:23:18 AM

Quote from: johnscoin on June 24, 2017, 08:54:48 AM

Quote from: achow101 on June 22, 2017, 05:02:12 PM

This obviously has some privacy implications and likely some vulnerabilities so it was removed.

However, this explanation is useful but not sufficient. So it was a contentious removal. But now that no one vocally wanted this feature in the past years, it looks like that we can safely remove it. Maybe we will add it after decades. Just keep it in mind.

It will likely never get reintroduced. Bips 70-73 offer a safe and secure system for getting public keys and paying websites or IP addresses.

Author for Bips 70-73: Gavin, Mike Hearn, Stephan Pair.

Sad that we have lost Mike Hearn, likely permanently.