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On Tuesday 29 May 2001 11:02, you wrote:
> > Erm... I think I must ilustrate myself before use my keyboard... Is there
>
> in
>
> > FreeNet something as a centralized server?? So please, can you give me
>
> some
>
> > URL for my own information?
>
> The basic problem is when a Freenet node comes online, how does it know
> where the other nodes are?
>
> This mode must use 'out of band' - non-freenet - means of finding at least
> one other Freenet node.

I know, this was the first question I sent to this list :D

> Presently, Freenet is using a temporary scheme of 'discovering' other
> nodes - it calls up a page on a web server, whose address is hardwired into
> the node. That page lists a small number of other nodes' IP addresses,
> selected at random from the nodes presently online
>
> The vulnerability of this scheme is certainly not news. But as I
> understand, plans are in place to eliminate all dependence on this central
> server discovery process.

Yes, I've think about this before but solution to this problem seems to be 
hard indeed...

> David

Thanks a lot again, David.

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