This idea might seem nutty to some, but I think it is a good idea,
especialy since one might want to keep files on freenet simply so that
they can access it later on another machine. But I think it might just
be easier to setup a program that automaticaly reinserts certian files
that a particular user would like to keep available on freenet for
his/her own selfish reasons. And if more than one person is doing this
with the same file, good, that just means the file will be more readily
available.
So, for instance, a porn freak might want to keep varios favorite porn
files available on the net, so, he/she reinserts the files under his/her
own private subspace and keeps that entire subspace actively updated
often enough for the files to stay readily available whereever he/she
goes. But the CHK would be identical to any other copy of the file on
freenet and therefore no extra data is being added, no matter how many
people are trying to keep a particular file on freenet. It doesn't
matter how many SSKs are posting a particular file, as long as the file
NAME remains the same, that way you can do a search and easily find what
you are looking for.
A more socialy acceptable use would be a system backup which is encrypted
and inserted with a CHK. Then you just have a program that reinserts
that file regularly useing the CHK. As long as you know the CHK of the
file you can go to any computer, download the file to that computer, and
set up an updater there too. This way an old backup that would only be
used by ONE user on the entire freenet could be kept on freenet
permanently for as long as there are active updaters running.
Perhaps nice people might be persuaded to setup updaters for other
people's files, for no other reason than to be charitable. :) Who knows.
I hope the file spliting thing gets implemented soon on freenet. Then a
huge file can stick around longer. :)
On Sat, 19 May 2001 07:23:57 +1200 "David McNab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> OK - I *do* know that the whole Freenet architecture is dependent on
> ephemeral storage, and the ability of nodes to purge older less
> popular
> files.
>
> But an idea came to me for how *some* files could be kept available
> permanently.
>
> The idea would require that some people anonymously volunteer to
> work as
> 'Freenet archivists'.
>
> All this would require is:
>
> 1) For archivists - using an 'archive' program which copies
> retrieved keys
> into a 'permanent cache' directory on their hard disk, and also
> maintains a
> database of such keys.
> This is simple - archivist is browsing, and thinks 'i feel this
> should be
> permanently available'; (s)he then runs:
> freenet_archive key_uri [-scomment]
>
> 2) For clients - anyone who requests a key and fails, can run an
> 'archive
> request' client which simply writes an archive request to a
> keyindex:
> freenet_archive_request key_uri
>
> 3) For archivists - run an 'archive server' program which regularly
> harvests
> the 'archive request' keyindex and re-inserts any requested files
> which are
> found on the archivist's permanent store, also logging such
> re-insertions to
> another 'archive response' key index.
>
> 4) For clients - 'archive request' client can check the 'archive
> response'
> key index (say over the last 2 days) and see if their request has
> attracted
> a response:
> freenet_archive_status
>
> This won't guarantee permanence of all material, but it does give
> individuals the power to guarantee that materials of their choice
> will
> always be available within a (say) 48 hour window.
>
> Summary - software required:
> 1) client - send archive request to key index, log this in local
> database
> 2) server - add files to archive, browse archive, prune archive
> 3) server - daemon - read archive requests, reinsert keys found in
> archive,
> log successful reinsertions to an 'archive response' key index.
> 4) client - daemon which periodically peruses 'archive response' and
> seek
> items previously logged to local database.
>
> If no-one has any objection to this, I'd like to make it my next
> project
> once FreeWeb goes beta.
> If someone beats me to it, I'll support totally.
>
> Suggestions - very welcome and appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
>
>
>
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