<p>There is a node that will relay all transactions, regardless of whether a fee is paid:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Free_transaction_relay_policy" rel="nofollow">http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Free_transaction_relay_policy</a></li>
</ul>

<p>There are well-connected nodes that are recommended for use by merchants to avoid risk to a race attack.  Some of them have inbound connection whitelists so as to lessen the risk of intentional address list poisoning.</p>

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2012-06-20T17:52:45.653Z
Is there a common location listing the well-connected nodes? Or how can I get a list of these nodes?
TripleSpeeder
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2012-05-17T21:49:50.310Z
2012-05-17T21:49:50.310Z
Stephen Gornick
<p>The <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes" rel="nofollow">Fallback Nodes</a> can be considered to be "super nodes", as clients will at times use them to get a list of peers. Similarly, any node operated by a mining pool or a major Bitcoin website should similarly be able to provide more accurate information than a regular node (by being connected to much more nodes).</p>

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2012-05-17T19:49:42.803Z
That list of fallback nodes is not the same as the list of seednodes built into Bitcoin.
theymos
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2012-05-17T20:34:49.890Z
@theymos Hmm, this is new to me and I can't seem to be able to find a Wiki article on the seednodes. I'll make an appropriate question...
ThePiachu
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2012-05-17T19:38:28.947Z
2012-05-17T19:38:28.947Z
ThePiachu
<p>Similar to BitTorrent trackers. Or are all peers equal in ability and importance? </p>

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Are there any super nodes in the network?
Shamoon
# Are there any super nodes in the network?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-05-17)

Similar to BitTorrent trackers. Or are all peers equal in ability and importance?

**Tags:** network, nodes


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-05-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

There is a node that will relay all transactions, regardless of whether a fee is paid:

* <http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Free_transaction_relay_policy>

There are well-connected nodes that are recommended for use by merchants to avoid risk to a race attack. Some of them have inbound connection whitelists so as to lessen the risk of intentional address list poisoning.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Is there a common location listing the well-connected nodes? Or how can I get a list of these nodes?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-05-17. Score: 0

The [Fallback Nodes](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes) can be considered to be "super nodes", as clients will at times use them to get a list of peers. Similarly, any node operated by a mining pool or a major Bitcoin website should similarly be able to provide more accurate information than a regular node (by being connected to much more nodes).

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: That list of fallback nodes is not the same as the list of seednodes built into Bitcoin.  
> **username_3**: @username_4 Hmm, this is new to me and I can't seem to be able to find a Wiki article on the seednodes. I'll make an appropriate question...  

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