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Heard some (all/most/many) relays do not number events they receive and broadcast. Is that true? Wouldn’t it reduce load on both relays and clients and optimise event search?

Are there some difficulties preventing operators from numbering events in chronological order?

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elsat 2y ago

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Taking a guess here to test my primitive understanding: How do you tell who has the correct timestamp if relay X sees event A at time M, and relay Y sees event A at time N?

I think the relays can

agree on event ID based on signature. Not sure about the timekeeping piece.

Is timestamp passed by the first relay to see an event (i.e. oldest stamp)?

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GS 2y ago

You can’t have time stamps without proof of work, like bitcoin. Defining time was one of the most difficult tasks satoshi had to solve. Gigi’s piece bitcoin is time explains this concept in depth. Mind blowing read, highly recommend. #[7]

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Tony 2y ago

https://dergigi.com/2021/01/14/bitcoin-is-time/

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elsat 2y ago

NIP-01 states JSON relay filter that includes

since": ,

"until": ,