You need to add a 4) to the list: The receiver has not implemented the new protocol; the actual sender (where the hash is stored) "ages" the hash and purges it after an appropriate amount of time. ============================================>8 Clip 1) The apparent sender does not implement the new protocol; keep the message. 2) The actual sender had the requested hash in its table; keep the message. 3) The apparent sender did not have the requested hash in its table; discard the message. -- Fred Wright fawright-at-earthlink-dot-net --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss