On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Ian Clarke wrote:
> > Right. But let's say that there are 15 nodes protected by a shield
> > node. That means that there are 15 addresses out there with the IP
> > address of the shield node included -- and prominently featured as the
> > protector. Like, "HERE IS SOMEONE PROTECTING NODES -> ".
>
> Well - yeah, but assuming that the default functionality is to allow
> others to use your node as a shield (and the more I think about it, the
> less inclined I am to make this optional), then it won't mean much that
> someone else uses your node in this way, since all it means is that
> someone else managed to find your node address. Also, it could be
> arranged so that nodes collect a pool of potential shield nodes and use
> them on a rotation.
I'm not so sure its wise to make this an optionally-but-yes feature. This
falls under the category of "Yes if you have more than a modem
connection". So you configuration program people should be setting some
defaults based on the reported connection type of the user. :)
Scott
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