Prepare 0.7.7

docs/ENV-NOTES

@@ -44,14 +44,17 @@ in ElectrumX are very cheap - they consume about 100 bytes of memory
 each and are processed efficiently.  I feel the defaults are low and
 encourage you to raise them.
 
-MAX_HIST         - maximum number of historical transactions to serve for an
-                   address.  The current Electrum protocol requires
+MAX_HIST         - maximum number of historical transactions to serve for
+                   a single address.  The current Electrum protocol requires
                    address histories be served en-masse or not at all,
-                   an obvious avenue for abuse.  This limit is a stop-gap
-                   until the protocol is improved to admit incremental
-                   history requests.  The default value is 2,000 which is
-                   I feel is low.  Increasing to around 10,000 is probably
-                   fine but beyond that experimental.
+                   an obvious avenue for abuse.  This limit is a
+                   stop-gap until the protocol is improved to admit
+                   incremental history requests.  The default value is
+                   2,000 which should be ample for most legitimate
+                   users.  Increasing to around 10,000 is likely fine
+                   but bear in mind one client can request multiple
+                   addresses.  I welcome your experiences and suggestions
+                   for an appropriate value.
 MAX_SUBS         - maximum number of address subscriptions across all
                    sessions.  Defaults to 250,000.
 MAX_SESSION_SUBS - maximum number of address subscriptions permitted to a

docs/RELEASE-NOTES

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+version 0.7.7
+-------------
+
+- add MAX_HIST to throttle history requests; see docs/ENV-NOTES.  One
+  provider of ElectrumX services was attacked by a loser requesting
+  long histories; this environment variable allows you to limit what
+  you attempt to serve.
+
 version 0.7.6
 -------------
 

server/version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.7.6"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.7.7"