# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-02-01 17:51:08
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3070.msg43208#msg43208

You can setup your own f2f bitcoin network using the -connect option, connecting only to friends. @p{par}

One of those friends must be connected to the rest of the bitcoin world, of course. @p{par}

Experimenting with sending transactions and blocks over XMPP or some other network is a great idea@p{--} go for it!  It shouldn't be hard to create a "bitcoin bridge" that relays traffic on the main bitcoin network to/from another network. @p{par}