The problem is we don't want 1:1 messaging before we have pub/sub or passive requests. But it may be useful as a network diagnostic tool...
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 10:08:53AM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Well, before we remove it, I would be interested to know what we can > learn from it. For example, what is the average ping time for a > network location? This could help us to determine the viability of > real-time messaging in Freenet. > > Ian. > > On 16 Jun 2006, at 09:19, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > >The node still includes routed ping support. This essentially is a way > >to ping a location. The ping is routed, within the limits of HTL. > >It was > >used for testing the code in quasi-simulation, and may still be useful > >for that purpose. The question is, should it be disabled on the main > >network? It is not sufficiently reliable to be a useful communication > >mechanism, especially when you consider that it is directed to a > >node location, not to a node identity... It might be possible to ping > >locations from the list captured for network size estimation, and > >thereby estimate how many of them are still online. However, it is > >unreliable, and spoofable. > > > >Is it a security risk? > >-- > >Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ > >ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. > >_______________________________________________ > >Devl mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFEkuWoQtgxRWSmsqwRAsNmAJ4u934Mg9mE5b2O4Vp9fPRpPt0beQCeOOVT > flwcXf8Wms+yPIrgFhfoXtI= > =vHQr > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Devl mailing list > [email protected] > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl > -- Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.
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