--- # This file is licensed under the MIT License (MIT) available on # http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. required: #-------------40 characters-------------# title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: Message Header summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: > The four header fields prefixed to all messages on the Bitcoin P2P network. synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter: - Message header optional: synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary: - message headers not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter: links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter: - "[Message headers](/en/developer-reference#message-headers) --- Bitcoin.org Developer Reference" - "[Message structure](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation#Message_structure) --- Bitcoin Wiki" - "[What is the function of the payload checksum in message headers?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/22882) --- Bitcoin StackExchange" ---