On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Ken Corson wrote:

> is "histogram of keys in the local datastore" - I'm not certain these
> are the keys (to specialize in) that matter, but I think they are.

I believe the one you want is the second link (first under Histograms), 
called "Histogram of the keys in the node's routing table".  This is what 
a node should specialize in.  I believe.

On my node, which has been running for quite a while, and is running the 
crusty and abandoned stable line (5028), there's no specialization.  
There's no specialization in either the datastore keys or routing keys.

So, the case of the disappearing specialization is affecting "stable" 
nodes as well, either because whatever it is is in the code for them as 
well, or because the unstable code is causing this network effect.

> Does this matter? When should my specialization begin to occur
> (timewise, bit-wise/traffic, percent of datastore filled...) ?

Well, something to consider is:  Are we sure nodes really need to 
specialize, as things are?  Maybe there's a lot more disk space out there 
than there is stuff to fill it?  In that case, there'd be little need to 
dump old stuff, and specialization wouldn't be as apparent.

Or maybe I'm wrong.

-todd
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