Let me try to further explain why I want this feature (and I really don't care exactly what form or exactly which RPC command is modified to support it) - I am wanting to use the blockchain as a "true" ledger for a specific address (i.e. that can be publicly audited without having to try and chase up "change" addresses and without using inputs from any other address).
I am so far surprised that no-one seems to be interested in this (for things such as Bitcoin100) and (if the feature actually does get added) will be creating a "project management" package for the CIYAM software platform that will integrate with bitcoind to work with such "non-anonymous" addresses.
I have a -noprivacy patch that I use for the Faucet that accomplishes what you want, sending any change back to the funding address.I am so far surprised that no-one seems to be interested in this (for things such as Bitcoin100) and (if the feature actually does get added) will be creating a "project management" package for the CIYAM software platform that will integrate with bitcoind to work with such "non-anonymous" addresses.
It isn't part of the core code because it doesn't play nicely with other features (accounts and listtransactions, for example). See https://github.com/gavinandresen/bitcoin-git/tree/noprivacy