>From "David McNab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Thinking left field, the user can be asked to choose a name, then that name
>is sent to inform.php with a "?name=myhostname" arg appended to the
>inform.php req. This way, inform.php could also serve as a kind of 'dynamic
>IP' sevice.
>If one has a static IP or DNS hostname, that would be acceptable (since node
>can be contacted by that name or IP).
>But if user has no static IP or DNS hostname, then maybe that user should be
>forced to choose a permanent name.
>
>I know it's a bit irresponsible to be proposing new functionality for
>inform.php, when that facility is to be phased out.
>But hey, there's always going to be the need for out-of-band means for new
>nodes to enter Freenet - when inform.php dies, such functionality could move
>to its replacement.
>
If I understand it correctly, the ARKs in 0.4 do something along these lines,
providing an in-freenet method of determining the current address of a
permanent node on a dynamic IP. This should allow a wider range of users to
run permanent nodes than was possible under 0.3.
--
Benjamin Coates
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