# Re: [PATCH] Automatic block validation

Post by: satoshi on August 16, 2010, 05:08:02 PM<br>
Last edit: August 16, 2010, 06:50:13 PM by satoshi

Quote from: satoshi on August 16, 2010, 03:25:54 PM

> It would probably be possible to initiate an AddToBlockIndex or Reorganize after the check, but it would require a lot more careful attention. &nbsp;I probably should break out part of AddToBlockIndex that sets the new best block. &nbsp;I'll probably end up doing that instead of the code below.

This is what I ended up doing in SVN rev 139.

Instead of deleting the bad chain, I added an extra CheckBlock to ConnectBlock so bad blocks can't get back into the best chain once they're kicked out.

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