- From: Evan Schwartz <evan@ripple.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:15:17 -0800
- To: Steven Roose <stevenroose@gmail.com>
- Cc: Interledger Community Group <public-interledger@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAONA2jUn9EdttO76JP+DoRQJP1c2BOMFM_2h3yqAQqb0qbeQ-Q@mail.gmail.com>
That's correct. As far as I understand implementing IOU SusPay is considerably more complex than XRP because it would affect everything from trustlines to orderbooks On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Steven Roose <stevenroose@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there a reason for that? Are there additional complexities regarding > IOU SusPay transactions? > > What comes up to mind might be changing trust limits while a payment is > suspended. > > Steven > On Jan 28, 2016 20:06, "Evan Schwartz" <evan@ripple.com> wrote: > >> Currently it is only implemented for XRP >> >> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Steven Roose <stevenroose@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Does SusPay only work with XRP? Or also with IOU currency? >>> >>> Steven >>> On Jan 28, 2016 19:46, "Evan Schwartz" <evan@ripple.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The main requirement for a ledger to be ILP-capable is supporting >>>> cryptographic escrow, which is done in RCL using Suspended Payments. >>>> >>>> To quote nikb from the XRPChat forum >>>> <http://www.xrpchat.com/topic/494-we-need-a-standardised-online-protocol-for-payments-ripple/#comment-3236> >>>> : >>>>> >>>>> Suspended payments, introduced with this commit: >>>>> https://github.com/ripple/rippled/commit/3f0eacf5e70c43715a1e726d7a228d0ee307ee4e. >>>>> Basically, a suspended payment "sequesters" the specified amount of XRP in >>>>> its own ledger entry until either the suspended payment is completed (and >>>>> the XRP is delivered to the destination) or canceled (and the XRP is >>>>> returned to sender). >>>>> >>>>> I guess you could say it's similar to escrow, but this is done >>>>> directly in the ledger, without the involvement of a third party. >>>>> >>>> >>>> The SusPay feature has been implemented and is available in the altnet >>>> but not yet on the production network. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Steven Roose <stevenroose@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I know this is not entirely the right place for this question, but >>>>> since I suppose a lot of Ripple Labs folks are in this mailing list, as >>>>> well as there not being a Ripple-related mailing list and this question >>>>> actually being somehow related to Interledger, I think I'm fine. >>>>> >>>>> In the Interledger Protocol presentation, Stefan Thomas and Evan >>>>> Schwartz mention that in order for Ripple to work with Interledger, some >>>>> modifications have to be made to the Ripple protocol. >>>>> I would like to know exactly what modifications/additions will be >>>>> made, some documentation would be awesome, and when they are planned to be >>>>> available. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks and best regards >>>>> >>>>> Steven Roose >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Evan Schwartz | Software Architect | Ripple >>>> [image: ripple.com] <http://ripple.com> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Evan Schwartz | Software Architect | Ripple >> [image: ripple.com] <http://ripple.com> >> > -- Evan Schwartz | Software Architect | Ripple [image: ripple.com] <http://ripple.com>
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