>Message: 14 >To: devl at freenetproject.org >Subject: Re: [freenet-devl] Re: Re: Re: well? >From: Steven Hazel <sah at thalassocracy.org> >Date: 07 Apr 2001 12:07:42 -0500 >Reply-To: devl at freenetproject.org > >"Chris Hancock" <chris2048 at hotmail.com> writes: > > > >What was your first post again? > > > > The one about nodes contacting others before delet... > > Ah, Ill just re-post it: > > > > Hmm, is this or is this list not about freenet? > > I just joined this mailing list, and see little yet relevant to it? > > Herbal V?... > >Oh, that's why no one responded. > > > My question is this, > > surely files deletion from servers, or nodes, is fine, > > as long as the files doesn't get TOTALLY wiped, or become "extinct", > > could a server possibly find a certain file on another node, > > before it deems it safe to delete, this way at leat 1 a server will >always > > carry a copy of a certain file? > > also, possibly, if a server finds no identical copies on other nodes, it > > could send it to a "safe" node, or storage node, > > one that only other nodes can acess, to request rare files?... > >No. We want things to get deleted. Otherwise Freenet will quickly >fill up with junk and become useless. Permanent files require a >reputation system to ensure resource allocation based on demand.
But surely a single copy of everything will not do this? Thing of almot 0 demand, would only have a single available copy, to avoid its total extinction... > > Also, are there any plans to limit file types on freenet, > > to maintain consistency, > > EG. if you allowed HTML web pages, > > these could be used for creating webpage alike pages, > > with links to other keys, > > even pictures (linked from keys), > > or even just a plain, text only document, and all range within? > >How do you propose we do that? hmm, dunno... > > But surely these restrictions would bea form of censorship? > > not really, it would maintain functionality, > > but, also, if Zip files where also "allowed", > > than ANY type of file could be zipped and distributed?... > >So what would be the point of limiting file types? To maintain common standards, no use if everyone uses a different file format... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. _______________________________________________ Devl mailing list Devl at freenetproject.org http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl >From devl-admin at freenetproject.org Sat Apr 7 15:16:54 2001 Return-Path: <devl-admin at freenetproject.org>
