# Gavin Andresen
# 2010-11-08 20:57:23
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1691.msg20729#msg20729

The behind-the-firewall nodes will need the following from an on-the-network bitcoind: @p{par}

1. They need to be able to ask it "tell me about any transactions to these bitcoin addresses..." @p{brk}
2. They need to be able to send it a signed transaction and ask "Please broadcast this for me." @p{par}

Item 1 is implemented in my monitorreceived patch ( @s{(link)} ). @p{par}

Item 2 would be cool.  Anybody want to design and develop an "accept transaction" patch? @p{par}

All the other functionality needed (like generating public/private keys, generating and signing transactions) could be, and should be, in my opinion, be done as a project separate from bitcoin.  Making the code small and self-contained and as secure as possible would be the goal; it could be re-used to create a type of lightweight client that ran on cell phones in addition to running behind corporate firewalls. @p{brk}