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Matthew Toseland wrote:
> Sure, but you're limited by the number of connections you have. You
> would have to attack the swapping algorithm, and in practice your node
> would get backed off because it wouldn't be able to cope with the
> traffic.

I don't understand why I'd have to attack the swapping algorithm, or why
the number of connections is a problem.

The idea is to split my darknet connections between two nodes - half my
friends are connected to one node, half to the other. Then I create a
chain of imaginary nodes between the two real nodes. The imaginary nodes
are connected to one another and to my real nodes, but they aren't
connected to anyone else, so I don't need a lot of friends. The
imaginary nodes can all reside on the same computer, so bandwidth is not
a problem. They execute the swapping algorithm faithfully.

I can create any link distribution I like between the imaginary nodes -
I'm guessing that by choosing the Kleinberg distribution, the swapping
algorithm will cause the nodes to spread out in a chain rather than
clumping together, so my two real nodes will move further and further
apart. The question is, how much of the keyspace can I take up?

Cheers,
Michael
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