On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, R Allen wrote: > I have installed and attempted to use the latest version of FreeNet, and > have a few questions. > > First, the Readme file states there is presently no search function for the > system. What good is the system without a search function ?
It still provides anonymity, security and load-sharing. > If I have the system figured out correctly, it appears that I have to upload > any material I want to share so that it can be split up and dispersed among > the available storage of the system users ? How can others retrieve this Yes. > material if there is no search function ? The old fashioned way, hearing about them from other users or finding them yourself. > When will you have a system that functions as simply and as easily as other > P2P systems ? Perhaps you should try Frost (http://jtcfrost.scourceforge.net). It is a message board/filesharing application that uses Freenet and has a search function to find files other Frost users have uploaded. -- Mika Hirvonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://nightwatch.mine.nu/ _______________________________________________ support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hawk.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
