Yay. What is to prevent Mallory from just requesting all the files at
once?

On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 03:29:37PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hello devl!
> 
> i've come up with something i think is useful and i'd like to have all your honest 
> comments regarding it.
> 
> i'd be very happy if especially the client application (Frost/FMB/Fproxy) authors 
> could give me their feedback! ;)
> 
> 
> ---~~---
> 
> Abstract
> This spec describes the FRUIT (Freenet's Reactive Upload IndicaTion) Protocol.
> 
> FROST[-WOT] currently has an approach of requesting a file upload using "request 
> keys" which will be found by the data provider, leading him to upload the requested 
> data to be found by the data requester.
> 
> As FROST[-WOT]'s protocol is proprietary the author of this document has designed 
> the FRUIT protocol.
> 
> FRUIT provides:
> - a standardized way to request a shared file which has been or has not been 
> inserted into freenet. The protocol can be implemented by different multiple client 
> applications to exchange and request files between 
> them on a standardized protocol.
> - content provider authentification
> - embedding of already existing data, possibly providing more detailed file 
> information
> - renders this UGLY renaming of files from "bg0013.jpg" to 
> "super_nice_brilliant_background_image_picture_must_download.jpg" unnecessary as 
> FRUIT provides description and keyword fields which preserve the 
> filename and enable FRUIT client applications to search for besides the filename
> 
> ---~~---
> 
> full spec attached
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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