Adam writes:
> Correct me if i am mistaken, but currently the only method for host
> discovery is for someone to specific connect to or be connected to
> another freenet node.
No, there are several mechanisms, and the one you suggest isn't one.
Connecting to another node does not allow it to "discover" you, in the
sense that it might then start connecting to you. The node makes no
permanent record of your address when you connect.
The things which do allow for discovery are:
Reading the inform.php website at startup
Reading nodes.config at startup
Receiving a message with data in it whose DataSource field points
at another node. This would either be an DataInsert or a
DataReply message.
> Shouldn't there be another way for hosts to
> seek connections to other, already connected, hosts on the Freenet?
> This will give more interconnections, and make it more reliable if
> a few nodes were to be taken down for whatever reason.
I think the current mechanisms will probably allow for plenty of
interconnections.
Hal
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