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 Electrum-server for the Electrum client
 =========================================
 
-  * Author: thomasv@bitcointalk
+  * Author: Thomas Voegtlin (ThomasV on the bitcointalk forum)
   * Language: Python
 
 Features
 --------
 
-  * The server uses a bitcoind and a leveldb backend.
-  * The server code is open source. Anyone can run a server, removing single
-    points of failure concerns.
-  * The server knows which set of Bitcoin addresses belong to the same wallet,
-    which might raise concerns about anonymity. However, it should be possible
-    to write clients capable of using several servers.
+  * The server indexes UTXOs by address, in a Patricia tree structure
+    described by Alan Reiner (see the 'ultimate blockchain
+    compression' thread in the Bitcointalk forum)
+
+  * Te server requires bitcoind, leveldb and plyvel
+
+  * The server code is open source. Anyone can run a server, removing
+    single points of failure concerns.
+
+  * The server knows which set of Bitcoin addresses belong to the same
+    wallet, which might raise concerns about anonymity. However, it
+    should be possible to write clients capable of using several
+    servers.
 
 Installation
 ------------
 
-  1. To install and run a pruning server (easiest setup) see README.leveldb
-  2. Install [jsonrpclib](https://github.com/joshmarshall/jsonrpclib).
-  3. Launch the server: `nohup python -u server.py > /var/log/electrum.log &`
-     or use the included `start` script.
+  1. To install and run a server, see README.leveldb. For greater
+     detail on the installation process, see HOWTO.md.
+
+  2. To start the server, use the 'start' script. If you do not have a
+     database, it will propose you o download it from the Electrum
+     foundry.
+
+  3. To stop the server, use the 'stop' script. It will shutdown the
+     database cleanly.
+
 
-See the included `HOWTO.md` for greater detail on the installation process.
 
 License
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