<p>There are only a handful of types of scripts that are accepted.  The code must be modified to accept more types, which happens occasionally.  But you can't just write arbitrary scripts.</p>

<p>Also, I don't see how being CPU intensive would cause some computers to reject the block.</p>

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<p>If contracts are built into the code already, what is to stop someone from creating a transaction script that is very cpu intensive to verify, so that some computers accept the block with it and others do not?</p>

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# Can someone create a very complex transaction to try to fork the network?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-17)

If contracts are built into the code already, what is to stop someone from creating a transaction script that is very cpu intensive to verify, so that some computers accept the block with it and others do not?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-17. Score: 0

There are only a handful of types of scripts that are accepted. The code must be modified to accept more types, which happens occasionally. But you can't just write arbitrary scripts.

Also, I don't see how being CPU intensive would cause some computers to reject the block.


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