Hmmm, on second thoughts, lets not take this metaphor too far... if opennet mode is promiscuous, then darknet is polyamorous...
Nonetheless it's a well established term in networking, so I think we should use it. On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 12:58:22PM +0100, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 07:20:36PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Or simply call it "promiscuous mode", rather than "opennet mode" - I > > think this captures the dangers quite concisely (the analogy to > > promiscuous sexual behavior is a pretty good one, since in both cases > > it implies trusting people when they may not deserve your trust). > > Okay, I like "promiscuous mode". :) > > > > Ian. > > > > On 10 Jul 2006, at 19:16, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > > > >We could have a warning on the front page when running opennet, like > > >with testnet: > > > > > >"You are running freenet in opennet mode. While in opennet mode, > > >you have > > >no control over who your node connects to. Note that those nodes > > >you are > > >connected to a) Know you are running freenet, and b) May be able to > > >attack you and identify what you are browsing or inserting. On > > >opennet, > > >they could very well be the Bad Guys. We strongly recommend that > > >you add > > >some of your friends' nodes to enable hybrid or darknet mode, which is > > >much safer, and helps to build a sustainable, invisible and robust > > >network. Even if you only have a few darknet connections, this can > > >greatly increase your security by sending your requests through these > > >nodes which you know are operated by your friends and not the Bad > > >Guys. > > > > > >Darknet is more secure than opennet. We should make this as clear as > > >possible. Obviously we should make the warning as concise as possible; > > >we could shrink the above down to "Warning: Opennet mode detected", > > >and > > >have a hyperlink to a fuller explanation. > > >-- > > >Matthew J Toseland - toad at amphibian.dyndns.org > > >Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ > > >ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Devl mailing list > > >Devl at freenetproject.org > > >http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (Darwin) > > > > iD8DBQFEswr3QtgxRWSmsqwRAlgXAJ4kGC9JCjHHxKUKRl96jJ0Wk35K5ACfaNeh > > SWGLNfa587DMDMP4NhlgCy0= > > =O166 > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > > Devl mailing list > > Devl at freenetproject.org > > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl > > > > -- > Matthew J Toseland - toad at amphibian.dyndns.org > Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ > ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. > _______________________________________________ > Devl mailing list > Devl at freenetproject.org > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl -- Matthew J Toseland - toad at amphibian.dyndns.org Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. -------------- 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/devl/attachments/20060711/a3eb21cf/attachment.pgp>
