On 23 Dec 2000, Mr.Bad wrote:
> Well, it was bound to happen some time. There's now software that
> claims to be able to attack Freenet:
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,40816,00.html
>
> Blargh.
This thing scans through an huge block of IP addresses, checking for file
sharing (Napster, FTP, Freenet, Gnutella). If it finds one, it searches it
for forbidden content. If it can identify any, it adds your IP address to
an email to your ISP, along with the evidence for your crimes. (I doubt
ISPs are ever going to go along with this, DMCA of no DMCA.)
This is the interesting part:
"People claim if you don't know the original provider on Freenet, you
can't do anything," Hill said. "When all these people are running
Freenet, we connect to each one of them, throw in a query and if a
particular node responds to that key, we consider that IP address to be
infringing."
If the HTL was set to 1, he has a point. Requests for data still work
with a HTL of 1. Interestingly, inserts with a HTL of 1 pretend to work,
but never stick. What's up with this? I assume it's protection against
someone inserting illegal materials to your node, and then turning you
in? Whereas, if they inserted it with a HTL of 2, it may or may not be
stored in your node, but with a HTL of 1, they're sure it is?
What's the current consensus about requesting data with a HTL of 1, as
these people plan to do (as I understand it)?
--
Mark Roberts
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