On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 05:30:05PM -0500, thelema wrote: > > Again, this is not the type of thing that should go in the freenet conf > > file. You keep pointing out that there are alternatives to putting it > > in FCP, however you have failed to explain why any of those alternatives > > are preferable. > > > I don't want to put anything in the config file. I want the install > program to, right before it starts the node for the first time, to > present the user with a dialog asking where to save the node's > reference, and recommending that they give it to other people for when > they install.
And why is this approach better than having an "Export reference" option in a taskbar icon or in something like FreeWeb? > And I say it shouldn't be because I don't think that client programs are > going to need the local node's reference; they're already connected to > it and accessing freenet just fine. It's useful as a file so that you > can attach that file to an e-mail for sending to people or for things > like that in terms of giving the ref to people. The client itself may not need it, but the user using the client will, and again - the client will be most user's primary interface to Freenet. Exposing this functionality via FCP is *clearly* the most elegant and flexible approach, and does not rule out the use-case you desire. Ian. -------------- 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/20011008/58ff6ced/attachment.pgp>
