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ZIP 208: section on EstimateNetHeight. 

Signed-off-by: Daira Hopwood <daira@jacaranda.org>
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@ -302,6 +302,17 @@ this might underestimate the number of blocks in the next hour, but given the va
of MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP, this is not anticipated to cause any problem.
Estimation of fully synced chain height
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
``zcashd`` uses the ``EstimateNetHeight`` function to estimate the approximate height
of the fully synced chain, so that the progress of block download can be displayed to
the node operator. This function has been rewritten, simplified, and changed to take
account of cases where the time period that needs to be estimated crosses Blossom
activation.
Other block-related constants
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''