On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Lee Daniel Crocker wrote:
> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:09:43 -0700 (PDT)
> To: freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net
> From: Lee Daniel Crocker <lee at piclab.com>
> Reply-To: freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Freenet-dev] SPEC: Protocol detail questions
>
> > Lee Daniel Crocker <lee at piclab.com> wrote:
> > > (1) "Depth" is gone now, right? I am assuming that replies just
> > > create their own HopsToLive value so that the replying node can't
> > > be identified from depth information.
> >
> > Oskar pointed out that you still need Depth on the initial messages
> from
> > clients so that you can set HopsToLive on reply, in case the route
> back
> > gets messed up for some reason.
>
> I don't see the message where he said that, and I still don't see the
> need. Why can't replies just set their own HTL as long as it is
> sufficient for any reasonable route back?
Better question: if the route back gets messed up for some reason,
how
is a "Depth" header going to help us find our way back? Either we have
a
specific route back to the source of the request, or we need to
broadcast
our reply to every node to be sure it gets where it belongs.
-mike
[snip]
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