> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm currently writing some specs for a moderable board system:
> > http://wiki.freenetproject.org/AnotherBoardSystem
> >
> > But before continuing I would want to know if someone can tell me if it
> > could work or not at all (only on a technical aspect please) ?
>
> I think it could work . You talk about the thread all being within one file,
> which you say will take a long time to download. However, that's the case
> with Frost now by default, and it hasn't been a problem. You do, however,
> have to check all the previous posts against their copies in the originals as
> well as, as you mentioned, checking they're still there.
>
> I know the advantage is that the whole thread appears immediately rather than
> now in frost where later posts arrive and then previous ones trickle in, but
> unlike frost you know which to download to complete the thread, so it's not
> so much of a problem, at least considering the security complications it
> generates. I think you might be better off with 1 post == 1 insert.
>
Hmm, yes, someone on Frost makes me notice that if a "bad guy" inserts
an empty thread list, all the clients will try to re-insert it
simultaneously.


> I'm not sure the thread list file is necessary - why not just use predictable
> sequential keys like frost does now?
>
In fact it should be done also for the messages, because the same
attack is possible on them. I will have to redesign it ... :)


> > The final idea here would be to add it to Thaw.
>
> I though Thaw was an interface to the Freenet transfer queue, not a messaging
> program? Are you going to be adding a desktop publishing program to it as
> well? ;)
>
At the moment, I see Thaw as a Swing interface to the Freenet node
(after all, Frost will be also an interface to the Freenet transfer
queue, no ?)


> That's all I can think of right now apart from adding the point that no posts
> is ever actually made inaccessible by the moderators - they're
> only 'advising' the readers (or their clients) which messages they think are
> legit. Even the 'deleted' messages are still fetchable.
>
Yes, of course. Since you can't remove any files from Freenet ... :)

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