On Wednesday 17 May 2006 01:30, Florent Daigni?re wrote: > * Ed Tomlinson <edt at aei.ca> [2006-05-16 21:30:24]: > > > On Tuesday 16 May 2006 16:09, you wrote: > > > Freenet 0.7 build 712 is now available. Please upgrade. Build 712 > > > includes support for ARKs. This is a mechanism whereby if your IP > > > address changes and you can't connect to all your peers as a result, > > > your node will insert a pointer to your new IP using the nodes which you > > > can connect to. This will then be picked up by your other peers and they > > > will be able to connect to your node. > > > > If I understand this correctly we no longer have to use dyndns and other > > like services. Maybe the code to allow names in refs should be disabled > > along with a message that its not necessary to use names in refs anymore. > > > > Thanks > > Ed > > You missunderstood. > > You need to have at least one working connection for ARKs to work. It > will help in keeping connectivity but won't remplace dyndns names.
Of course you need working connections. The primary use of dyndns is to allow other nodes to find yours after your ip has changed (they may have been offline during when this happened). With ARKs they should be able to query for your new ip. The danger is that no nodes are connectable. Once you have five or six refs this is a small risk. However you do make a point. There _is_ reason to allow dyndns etc - they make it easier for nodes to find one working connection... Thanks Ed
