* Ed Tomlinson <edt at aei.ca> [2006-09-01 18:56:55]: > On Friday 01 September 2006 09:59, Dave Baker wrote: > > On Friday 01 September 2006 12:45, Ed Tomlinson wrote: [snip.]
> > > > > > An algorythm like this would let a node build a connection to freenet > > > with > > just one reference. Its > > > simple enough to put a message on the webpage telling a newbie that his > > > node > > is still integrating > > > itself into the network and that slower performance should be expected. > > > It > > would also mean that > > > existing node owners do not have to go ref fishing (irc freenet-ref etc) > > every couple of weeks. I > > > suspect it would end up producing a darknet that is considerabliy darker > > than the current one. > > > It would also reduce the urgency (and maybe the requirement) for opennet. > > > > Surely what you've just described *is* opennet? At least a form of it. It's > > still vulnerable to harvesting. I also don't understand the correllation > > You can harvest darknet too - just watch swap messages... No you can't : the best you can do is to monitor locations, wich is far from beeing a proper harvesting... Moreover you are only seeying "local" swaps. -- NextGen$. ---> In a world without fences nor walls - who needs windows and gates ? On peut ob??r aux lois en souhaitant qu'elles changent, comme on sert ? la guerre en souhaitant la paix. Merleau Ponty "L'?loge de la philosophie" -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/tech/attachments/20060902/bd2110df/attachment.pgp>
