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On Tuesday 29 May 2001 04:02, David McNab said:
> > 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.
>
> 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, through a much more scalable node announcement system. You'll still
need to know the address of one node, though, just as you need the address of
single news server before you can post to USENET.
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Timm Murray
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