On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 02:09:47AM -0500, Brandon wrote: > > > > So the components of this system are as follows: > > > Making nodes accept HTTP encapsulated connections > > > > Most node operators won't be willing to give port 80 to Fred or to > > even open it up at all. > > Obviously it's not expected that most nodes will run on port 80. The idea > which is being described is that you will convince some people to run > nodes that accept Freenet connections on port 80 so that you can connect > to Freenet. You might even run these yourself on machines that you > administer. It's dumb and it's sucky, but it's the *only* way that people > behind these particular firewalls can be part of the network, and they > seem to want to be. It'd be simpler just to develop some kind of relay software then hack this into the node proper, imho. > > > Adding shadow node address resolution > > > > A shadowed node is useless to the network, so the person might as well > > just run a transient node or client. > > No, a shadowed node adds hard drive space to the node that shadows it. So > it's certainly not useless. What impacts does it have on network bandwidth? -- # tavin cole # # "The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, # a continual flight from wonder." # - Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ Devl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl
