> Thomas Perry schrieb: > > Hello, > > I am not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I am seeking > a way to integrate email into a freenet like structure. My knowledge > of Freenet isn't that great, but my idea is as follows. A client will > basically send an email by outlook express which is pointed as an > outgoing mailserver localhost. The software intercepts the request > and takes in the file emulating SMTP. The file is broken up into > parts and inserted into freenet with many hosts. The file remains out > on freenet for a short period of time until the end user receives the > file by using Outlook Express uses the pop server set to localhost.
Yes, I know about projects like that (perhaps without mentioning Outlook Express *cough*[1] that much...) But however, it seems that no one has finished that kind of project. But if you only want to have in-Freenet communication, you can use a public Frost board and encrypted messages (latest stable frost should be able to do that) for private messaging. > The problem is that I have no idea how to convert an email > address into a key in the search. Use a similar way as NIM - e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED] will be [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] and so on. Try to insert into each slot until your mail does not collide. The "fetcher" fetches the next few (~5) slots that did not contain data last time. The largest problem here is "encryption" - everyone knowing your address could read your mail - and how to check if encrypting to the correct guy (some way of fingerprint?) > Such as, if the email address was > [EMAIL PROTECTED], then how would a person email that without some kinda of > key for an encrypted key with the email address encoded at the > beginning. I just don't understand the protocol enough to think of a > way to make this work. you have to use KSK@, as it is the only way for public stores (everyone can store into them) with known keys. (so that you can insert any data into a given key name). The encryption must be one level lower (by your program.). Attachments (do you know how many ways/encodings there are to send Attachments over SMTP?) could be inserted as CHK separately, as KSKs are limited to 32KB of data. > Having a completely hidden email address where I could > receive files and not need to worry about my ISP holding a copy would > be great. for files - use PGP; then your provider can keep a copy, but cannot (in reasonable time) decrypt it. If you need a *really* anonymous mail address (most likely even for receiving mails from non-Freenet users), look about anonymous remailers and nym server. HTH, mihi [1] there is *no* attachment attatched to this mail - especially *no* virus. If your mail software/virus scanner thinks there is one, it is broken. ;-) -- begin love-letter-for-you.txt.com M6#5/(5 E0$%06S1<4%I8-30H4%XI-T-#*3=])$5)0T%2+5-404Y$05)$+4%. 95$E625)54RU415-4+49)3$4A)[EMAIL PROTECTED]"H-"@ end _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hawk.freenetproject.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech
