From 6d0ced18655a4f3619a6f478846f3241f1d040f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 10:24:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Do not set an addr time penalty when a peer advertises
 itself.

Claims a peer makes about itself are inherently more credible.
---
 src/addrman.cpp | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/addrman.cpp b/src/addrman.cpp
index cebb1c8e5..bfb8e9457 100644
--- a/src/addrman.cpp
+++ b/src/addrman.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ bool CAddrMan::Add_(const CAddress& addr, const CNetAddr& source, int64_t nTimeP
     int nId;
     CAddrInfo* pinfo = Find(addr, &nId);
 
+    // Do not set a penality for a source's self-announcement
+    if (addr == source) {
+        nTimePenalty = 0;
+    }
+
     if (pinfo) {
         // periodically update nTime
         bool fCurrentlyOnline = (GetAdjustedTime() - addr.nTime < 24 * 60 * 60);