On Sun, 24 Dec 2000 00:11:50 -0600 (CST) "Mark J. Roberts"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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)?
I just thought of something. Since they aren't able or trying to attack
the people who originaly inserted illegal content, only the routers of
content on Freenet, that means that THEY could insert the illegal
contenet and then imediately attack any node from which they are able to
request the data that THEY inserted. Pretty sneaky and underhanded don't
you think?
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