On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 04:02:29PM +0000, Bruce Stephens wrote:
> Ulf Ochsenfahrt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > A friend of mine accidently created a new branch and synced it to my
> > server, where he has write access. The result is not good.
> >
> > The previous discussion hasn't brought up a solution, but how about
> > this: - a server does not accept branch certificates for branches
> > for which the client does not have write access
> 
> That would involve netsync throwing away potentially useful
> information.  I think the intention is that netsync ought to take the
> certs (as it does), and then you choose to accept them or not later
> (using get_revision_cert_trust).
> 
> I don't think that's ideal (I don't think anyone things the existing
> hooks are ideal), but in outline I think it's the right way to
> approach things.

I always worry about netsync receiving huge amounts of spam.  None of 
ever gets certified or authorised, but it ends up taking space.

If the size of a network of syncing monotones were to grow like, say, 
usenet, this might become a real problem.

-- hendrik



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