version and [verack](/protocol/network/messages/verack) message.
## Message Format
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ The node connection is not considered established until both nodes have sent and
| version | 4 bytes | uint | The version number supported by the sending node. |
| services | 8 bytes | bitmask | An indication of the services supported by the sending node. See Services Bitmask section below. |
| timestamp | 8 bytes | unix timestamp | The time the message was generated on the sending node. |
-| remote address | 26 bytes | network address | The network address of the remote node. |
-| local address | 26 bytes | network address | The network address of the sending node. |
+| remote address | 26 bytes | network address | The network address of the remote node. _NOTE: this does not contain the timestamp normally included with network addresses._
| +| local address | 26 bytes | network address | The network address of the sending node._NOTE: this does not contain the timestamp normally included with network addresses._
| | nonce | 8 bytes | big-endian bytes | Random nonce for the connection, used to detect connections to self. | -| user agent | variable | string | A user agent string identifying the node implementation as described in [BIP-14](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0014.mediawiki). | +| user agent | variable | user agent string | A user agent string identifying the node implementation. | | block height | 4 bytes | uint | The height of the block with the highest height known to the sending node. | | relay flag | 1 byte | boolean | Indicates whether the sending node would like all broadcasted transactions relayed to it. See [BIP-37](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0037.mediawiki). |