[Lightning-dev] Lightning-dev Digest, Vol 28, Issue 9

[Rusty Russell]

Stan Kladko <stan.kladko at galacticexchange.io> writes:
>> If you have a reason to open a channel to an arbitrary node, then other nodes have a reason to open a channel to an arbitrary node, which might be you.  Even if the network grows large, that > also means there are more participants who might decide, via whatever heuristic, to channel to your node.
>
> If I am connected to some nodes, but no one connected to me, then all
> of my deposit is used by me only, and is not used by other nodes.
> If I am routing nodes through my node, then it can potentially
> negatively affect availability of my deposit for my own transactions.
> So it seems to me that the best strategy is to connect but accept no
> incoming connections.
>
> How much real is this problem?

I don't think it is.  If you have two channels, then people routing
through you doesn't effect your total capacity, it just shifts them
between the channels.

Hope that helps,
Rusty.