On Wed, 03 Oct 2001, George Hicken wrote: > I am having trouble finding info on where and how Metadata is stored. > Metadata as in the Dublin Core metadata, not the freenet specific stuff, > like SplitFile. Is the metadata in the encrypted part of the doc (doesn't > seem to make much sense) or stored elsewhere (doesn't this compromise the > plausible deniability that was achieved for the node operators by encrypting > the docs in the first place), etc. > I don't know where the dublin core stuff went.
Metadata is stored right next to the actual data; in fact, as far as freenet is concerned, they're parts of the same thing. There's just a magic number stored along with the data that tells you where the metadata stops and the data begins. > Same problem for storable headers. There is some mention of them in the > how freenet works doc, but nothing useful if you don't know anything about > them already. > You don't ever have to worry about storable headers unless you're writing a node. The storables are where the metadata size is kept and some other technical stuff, but you just don't have to worry about them at all as an author or user. > These are extremely basic topics, but as I said, there doesn't appear to > be anything other than passing references in the docs on the site. > > If anyone knows of any docs on this that would be great. > The dublin core stuff was around before, I just can't find it now. The other is too obscure at the moment to worry about. Thelema -- E-mail: thelema314 at bigfoot.com If you love something, set it free. GPG 1536g/B9C5D1F7 fpr:075A A3F7 F70B 1397 345D A67E 70AA 820B A806 F95D -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20011002/2b291e31/attachment.pgp>
