diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 50bd49620..f6170ab60 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4418,8 +4418,11 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
             }
 
             // Get recent addresses
-            pfrom->PushMessage("getaddr");
-            pfrom->fGetAddr = true;
+            if (pfrom->fOneShot || pfrom->nVersion >= CADDR_TIME_VERSION || addrman.size() < 1000)
+            {
+                pfrom->PushMessage("getaddr");
+                pfrom->fGetAddr = true;
+            }
             addrman.Good(pfrom->addr);
         } else {
             if (((CNetAddr)pfrom->addr) == (CNetAddr)addrFrom)
@@ -4478,6 +4481,9 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
         vector<CAddress> vAddr;
         vRecv >> vAddr;
 
+        // Don't want addr from older versions unless seeding
+        if (pfrom->nVersion < CADDR_TIME_VERSION && addrman.size() > 1000)
+            return true;
         if (vAddr.size() > 1000)
         {
             Misbehaving(pfrom->GetId(), 20);
@@ -4512,6 +4518,8 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
                     multimap<uint256, CNode*> mapMix;
                     BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodes)
                     {
+                        if (pnode->nVersion < CADDR_TIME_VERSION)
+                            continue;
                         unsigned int nPointer;
                         memcpy(&nPointer, &pnode, sizeof(nPointer));
                         uint256 hashKey = ArithToUint256(UintToArith256(hashRand) ^ nPointer);
@@ -4962,20 +4970,23 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
 
     else if (strCommand == "ping")
     {
-        uint64_t nonce = 0;
-        vRecv >> nonce;
-        // Echo the message back with the nonce. This allows for two useful features:
-        //
-        // 1) A remote node can quickly check if the connection is operational
-        // 2) Remote nodes can measure the latency of the network thread. If this node
-        //    is overloaded it won't respond to pings quickly and the remote node can
-        //    avoid sending us more work, like chain download requests.
-        //
-        // The nonce stops the remote getting confused between different pings: without
-        // it, if the remote node sends a ping once per second and this node takes 5
-        // seconds to respond to each, the 5th ping the remote sends would appear to
-        // return very quickly.
-        pfrom->PushMessage("pong", nonce);
+        if (pfrom->nVersion > BIP0031_VERSION)
+        {
+            uint64_t nonce = 0;
+            vRecv >> nonce;
+            // Echo the message back with the nonce. This allows for two useful features:
+            //
+            // 1) A remote node can quickly check if the connection is operational
+            // 2) Remote nodes can measure the latency of the network thread. If this node
+            //    is overloaded it won't respond to pings quickly and the remote node can
+            //    avoid sending us more work, like chain download requests.
+            //
+            // The nonce stops the remote getting confused between different pings: without
+            // it, if the remote node sends a ping once per second and this node takes 5
+            // seconds to respond to each, the 5th ping the remote sends would appear to
+            // return very quickly.
+            pfrom->PushMessage("pong", nonce);
+        }
     }
 
 
@@ -5303,8 +5314,14 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)
             }
             pto->fPingQueued = false;
             pto->nPingUsecStart = GetTimeMicros();
-            pto->nPingNonceSent = nonce;
-            pto->PushMessage("ping", nonce);
+            if (pto->nVersion > BIP0031_VERSION) {
+                pto->nPingNonceSent = nonce;
+                pto->PushMessage("ping", nonce);
+            } else {
+                // Peer is too old to support ping command with nonce, pong will never arrive.
+                pto->nPingNonceSent = 0;
+                pto->PushMessage("ping");
+            }
         }
 
         TRY_LOCK(cs_main, lockMain); // Acquire cs_main for IsInitialBlockDownload() and CNodeState()
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index d49af2610..de624c72a 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ void ThreadSocketHandler()
                     LogPrintf("socket sending timeout: %is\n", nTime - pnode->nLastSend);
                     pnode->fDisconnect = true;
                 }
-                else if (nTime - pnode->nLastRecv > TIMEOUT_INTERVAL)
+                else if (nTime - pnode->nLastRecv > (pnode->nVersion > BIP0031_VERSION ? TIMEOUT_INTERVAL : 90*60))
                 {
                     LogPrintf("socket receive timeout: %is\n", nTime - pnode->nLastRecv);
                     pnode->fDisconnect = true;
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index 8bcf6e2ab..b5e65032a 100644
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public:
             Init();
         if (nType & SER_DISK)
             READWRITE(nVersion);
-        if ((nType & SER_DISK) || !(nType & SER_GETHASH))
+        if ((nType & SER_DISK) ||
+            (nVersion >= CADDR_TIME_VERSION && !(nType & SER_GETHASH)))
             READWRITE(nTime);
         READWRITE(nServices);
         READWRITE(*(CService*)this);
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index bd71a5574..91a464030 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -12,9 +12,26 @@
 static const int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 170002;
 
 //! initial proto version, to be increased after version/verack negotiation
-static const int INIT_PROTO_VERSION = 170002;
+static const int INIT_PROTO_VERSION = 209;
+
+//! In this version, 'getheaders' was introduced.
+static const int GETHEADERS_VERSION = 31800;
 
 //! disconnect from peers older than this proto version
 static const int MIN_PEER_PROTO_VERSION = 170002;
 
+//! nTime field added to CAddress, starting with this version;
+//! if possible, avoid requesting addresses nodes older than this
+static const int CADDR_TIME_VERSION = 31402;
+
+//! only request blocks from nodes outside this range of versions
+static const int NOBLKS_VERSION_START = 32000;
+static const int NOBLKS_VERSION_END = 32400;
+
+//! BIP 0031, pong message, is enabled for all versions AFTER this one
+static const int BIP0031_VERSION = 60000;
+
+//! "mempool" command, enhanced "getdata" behavior starts with this version
+static const int MEMPOOL_GD_VERSION = 60002;
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_VERSION_H