> As for alternate protocals going over Freenet, I realized that Freenet would 
> be
> ideal for netnews distribution.  This would require a set of new messages 
> which
> are not currently part of the Freenet protocal.  Note that these messages
> should be passed on if a node doesn't recognize or use them.  They should also
> be caught and then passed on by nodes that use them.  There are two different
> methods of distribution - push and pull.  Push is used by nodes to send
> articles to other nodes.  Pull is used by clients to request news articles 
> from
> nodes.

This is a perfectly good example of how NOT to use the freenet
protocol.  To create a freenet application does NOT mean modify the
protocol.  Usenet style news is very easily implemented without any
half-cooked modifications like this.  All you need is search. 

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