Re: [freenet-devl] What replaces inform.php in 0.4 (if anything)?

[Ian Clarke]

On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 12:47:22PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote:
> 99.9%?  You're not helping your side of the argument by making gross
> exaggerations.. 

Don't be silly, gross exaggerations are a tradition on Freenet-devl.

>  I think you are underestimating the feasibility of
> having people obtain the initial nodereference(s) from sites other
> than freenetproject.org.

I am working on the assumption that Oskar wouldn't tolerate any reliance
on a widely known trusted node, whether on freenetproject.org,
slashdot.org, or farmsex.com, so we are talking about the difficulty in
obtaining a trusted node reference that it is likely only a small number
of other people have had access to.  I am not sure I could do that
without sending a request to freenet-devl, and everyone can't do that.

> > > Add to that the dubious topological effects of such a presence and you
> > > have yourself a big headache. 
> > 
> > This is a separate issue, the announcement protocol is designed to
> > counter such an effect.  The current network topology survived the much
> > more blunt instrument of inform.php.
> 
> Um, the current network topology is utterly ruined..

Actually it seems to work ok, although far from perfect - but back to
the point. Scott researched this specific topic. He discovered that the
announcement protocol will have a significant beneficial effect.  There
is no evidence to suggest that routing announcement messages via a small
number of seed nodes will have a damaging effect on the network.

Ian.

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