> 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. -------------- 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/20000517/8319f757/attachment.pgp>
