- From: Evan Schwartz <evan@ripple.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:06:28 -0800
- To: Steven Roose <stevenroose@gmail.com>
- Cc: Interledger Community Group <public-interledger@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAONA2jW8+1s8T7yoGgSxtpVkN-NCNgRgBgzVQdO+Fy7+S3foQQ@mail.gmail.com>
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>
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