Ok. Implemented something like this in the latest code:
Freenet first time wizard! - Friends and strangers
Connect to strangers?
Your node can either automatically find untrusted nodes to connect to
("Strangers"), or you can manually add connections to trusted nodes
("Friends") run by people you already know. Connecting to total strangers
("promiscuous mode" or "opennet") is far less secure (in particular, your
node can be found relatively easily, and anyone can connect to it), but it
means your node will start working immediately, rather than you having to
find some friends to connect to. Even if you do enable promiscuous mode, you
should try to get some friend connections when your friends start using
Freenet.
Automatically connect to untrusted strangers' nodes?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
On Friday 20 July 2007 18:34, Ian Clarke wrote:
> On 7/20/07, Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote:
> > Okay, so what should this question say then exactly? Perhaps:
> >
> > "Connect to strangers?
> >
> > Your node can either automatically find untrusted nodes to connect to
> > ("Strangers"), or you can manually add connections to trusted nodes
> > ("Friends") run by people you already know. Connecting to total strangers
> > is
> > far less secure, but it means your node will start working immediately,
> > rather than you having to find some friends to connect to. Even if you do
> > enable connecting to untrusted nodes, you should try to get some friend
> > connections when your friends start using Freenet.
>
> I think per Guido's suggestion, rather than vaguely saying that connecting
> to strangers is "far less secure", we should explain in what way it is
> insecure.
>
> Perhaps "If you allow connection to strangers, then you are revealing the
> fact that you are running Freenet, although what you are using Freenet for
> will still be very difficult for them to determine".
>
> > Button: Connect to strangers
>
> How about a single check box - "[ ] Allow connections to strangers"
>
> Button: Only connect to friends"
>
> > I'm a bit worried about the severely informal language we have to use,
> > but it's better than freenet jargon, and the whole friends list thing is
> > pretty
> > universal post-AIM anyway.
>
> We are writing software, not a legal brief. Who cares if the language is
> informal provided that its comprehensible.
>
> Ian.
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