diff --git a/docs/emails/dustin-trammel/3.md b/docs/emails/dustin-trammel/3.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..146aa6b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/emails/dustin-trammel/3.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +--- +layout: default +title: 'Re: Bitcoin v0.1 released' +date: 2009-01-15 19:15:23 +grand_parent: Emails +parent: Dustin Trammel +nav_order: 3 +--- + +# Re: Bitcoin v0.1 released + +The email on the Cryptography Mailing List that announced Bitcoin publicly to the world. +{: .fs-6 .fw-300 } + +--- + +``` +From satoshi@vistomail.com Thu Jan 15 19:15:23 2009 +Return-Path: +Delivered-To: dustintrammell-dtrammell@dustintrammell.com +Received: (qmail 17174 invoked from network); 15 Jan 2009 19:15:23 -0000 +Received: from anonymousspeech.com (HELO mail.anonymousspeech.com) + (124.217.253.42) by oaklabs.net with SMTP; 15 Jan 2009 19:15:23 -0000 +Received: from server123 ([124.217.253.42]) by anonymousspeech.com with + MailEnable ESMTP; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:15:14 +0800 +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:10:44 +0800 +X-Mailer: Chilkat Software Inc (http://www.chilkatsoft.com) +X-Priority: 3 (Normal) +Subject: Re: Bitcoin v0.1 released +Content-Type: text/plain +From: "Satoshi Nakamoto" +Reply-To: satoshi@vistomail.com +To: dtrammell@dustintrammell.com +Message-ID: +X-Evolution-Source: pop://dustintrammell-dtrammell@mail.oaklabs.net/ +Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit + +> I've had that address for a while though so hopefully my dhcp +> client is being successful at renewing and not losing my address. +> It does change from time to time, but that address should be good +> for a while. + +There's at least one node who's inbound IP keeps changing all the +time within the same class B. Maybe every time the program is +run. I wasn't expecting that. + +Do you mind if I CC the rest of this to bitcoin-list or +Cryptography? + +BTW, bitcoin-list is: +bitcoin-list@lists.sourceforge.net +Subscribe/unsubscribe page: +http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-list +Archives: +http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-list + + +> Dustin D. Trammell wrote: +> > Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: +> > You know, I think there were a lot more people interested in the 90's, +> > but after more than a decade of failed Trusted Third Party based systems +> > (Digicash, etc), they see it as a lost cause. I hope they can make the +> > distinction that this is the first time I know of that we're trying a +> > non-trust-based system. +> +> Yea, that was the primary feature that caught my eye. The real trick +> will be to get people to actually value the BitCoins so that they become +> currency. + +Hal sort of alluded to the possibility that it could be seen as a +long-odds investment. I would be surprised if 10 years from now +we're not using electronic currency in some way, now that we know +a way to do it that won't inevitably get dumbed down when the TTP +gets cold feet. + +Even if it doesn't take off straight away, it's now available for +use by the next guy who comes up with a plan that needs some kind +of token or electronic currency. It could get started in a closed +system or narrow niche like reward points, donation tokens, +currency for a game or micropayments for adult sites. Once it +gets bootstrapped, there are so many applications if you could +effortlessly pay a few cents to a website as easily as dropping +coins in a vending machine. + +It can already be used for pay-to-send e-mail. The send dialog is +resizeable and you can enter as long of a message as you like. +It's sent directly when it connects. The recipient doubleclicks +on the transaction to see the full message. If someone famous is +getting more e-mail than they can read, but would still like to +have a way for fans to contact them, they could set up Bitcoin and +give out the IP address on their website. "Send X bitcoins to my +priority hotline at this IP and I'll read the message personally." + +Subscription sites that need some extra proof-of-work for their +free trial so it doesn't cannibalize subscriptions could charge +bitcoins for the trial. + +Satoshi +```