> So, is it ever worth running a node on a 56k or less dialup? I jump in > sometimes for uploads and downloads and I always have myself set up as a > "transient," but other than that, should I leave the node running or just > log off ASAP? Currently its not a great idea, not because of the limited bandwidth, but because of the dynamic IP associated with it. Currently its just not good for routing. I'm pretty sure that will be among the things addressed in 0.4.
> > This should be optional -- whether you want your request > > "probability routed" > > or not -- because it exposes the user to a high degree of risk on being > > routed to a compromised node. If the NSA ensures that they have the > > fastest connections -- and they certainly have to power/money to do so -- > > they could steer a lot of traffic their way. I think we should > > put up with the > > slowness for now. In a very short time, the next year or two, the number > > of people with broadband connections will out number those without -- > > if we haven't already crossed that threshold. > > > > brett > > > _______________________________________________ > Freenet-dev mailing list > Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20000805/ffe001ed/attachment.pgp>
