Going with the idea that the issue could be that users are using the incorrect wallet version, I have started to look into what it would take to get this straightened out. I have found the following post from the spots thread:
If you are can compile your own client, you can edit main.cpp lines 2373 and 2474 to this:
if(pfrom->nVersion != 60080)
badVersion = true;
That will only allow peers on 60080 protocol to connect, getting rid of all other chains, but also limiting you only to people running the 60080 protocol version of Spots
Essentially this blocks node connections if the protocol number doesn't match what you set it to. I've noticed in the Tagcoin code as well that the code in the version.h was changed to allow older versions "for now". I'm not sure why this would be allowed if the older versions are suspected of being the issue with the orphans. Shut them out and move on... period. At least eliminate that variable from the orphan equation.
So I went through and forked the tagcoin code to another github repo, changed the code to only allow versions 1.0.4 and higher, and submitted a pull request. I know that Mark and the team have the say on this kind of stuff, but I'm taking the connections to my pool in my own hands. Pool ops, you are more than welcome to use this code if it doesn't get pulled into the main code. It can be found here:
https://github.com/ny2cafuse/tagcoinWhile investigating this, I marked down some IPs that were using the wrong client version. They went back all the way to 1.0.2. So yeah, people are dopes and haven't updated. They are as follows:
162.217.76.228 162.217.76.228.3wave.net
86.15.162.44 cpc23-alde4-2-0-cust43.6-2.cable.virginm.net
91.143.109.221 221-109-143-91.grazkom.at
198.23.230.253 host.colocrossing.com
95.85.33.207 scrypt2.megamultipool.com24.55.2.13 82-149-230-110.static.aixit.com
82.149.230.110 cpe-24-55-2-13.austin.res.rr.com
96.236.44.79 pool-96-236-44-79.albyny.fios.verizon.net
162.217.76.228 162.217.76.228.3wave.net
If those IPs or DNS host names look familiar, as in they are yours, update your damn client. Notice the one in red? That's the megamultipool mining pool. I have contacted the pool OPs there to update their wallet.
If I came across as brash, I'm sorry, but this is getting old.
-Fuse