Merge pull request #6274

02a6702 Add option `-alerts` to opt out of alert system (Wladimir J. van der Laan)

src/main.cpp

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ bool fCheckBlockIndex = false;
 bool fCheckpointsEnabled = true;
 size_t nCoinCacheUsage = 5000 * 300;
 uint64_t nPruneTarget = 0;
+bool fAlerts = DEFAULT_ALERTS;
 
 /** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for relaying and mining) */
 CFeeRate minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(1000);
@@ -4626,7 +4627,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
     }
 
 
-    else if (strCommand == "alert")
+    else if (fAlerts && strCommand == "alert")
     {
         CAlert alert;
         vRecv >> alert;