Clarify conditions under which blocks have unknown height

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str4d 2018-02-05 01:16:54 +00:00
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@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ Block parsing
Incoming blocks known to have a particular height (due to their parent chain being entirely known) MUST be
parsed under the consensus rules corresponding to their height.
Incoming blocks with unknown heights (because at least one block in their parent chain is unknown) MUST NOT be
considered valid, but MAY be cached for future consideration after all their parents have been received.
Incoming blocks with unknown heights (because at least one block header in their parent chain is unknown)
MUST NOT be considered valid, but MAY be cached for future consideration after all their parents have been
received.
Chain reorganization
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