On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 02:34:56PM +0100, Dave Hooper wrote: > > First, I omit smiley on some passage, but I hope they are > > implicit .... > > yeah :-) > > > Second; till 598 the node are always transient if they have small > > datastore; this explain my thought that config perform > > some decision un this matter > > I wasn't aware of this ... > > > If it's fred doing this, this is not in general knowlegde (or at least > > not in mine ....) > > If "the node are always transient if they have a small datastore" is true, > then it is Fred's doing, not the Config tool > > >>If this happens to make Fred act permanent then there is a bug in Fred. > > I agree. I hope this isn't the case. > > >>> The config panel seems to have strong ideas on what > >>> is better for your node > >> > >>No it doesn't > > > > ... it doesn't allow to make a node transient/permanent .... > > ... this is what I mean .... > > ... or I'm wrong 8-\ > > Ah - sorry, my misunderstanding. > The config panel currently assumes you want a permanent node. If you > change the setting to transient (in freenet.ini) then the config panel > should show this, but it doesn't let you change it yourself. That's a bit > rubbish, I know, especially now that transient nodes are more useful to > the network than before. I'll make it read/write again.
No, transient nodes are of precisely no use to the network. They may be of use to the users. > > d -- Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.
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