Re: [freenet-dev] High "system" time for linux nodes?

2003-04-05 Thread Scott Miller
On Sun, Apr 06, 2003 at 12:52:43AM +0100, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 05:42:32PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Yes, anything done via sysctl is a system time, this means all I/O, > > scheduling, etc. > > I don't think it is scheduling. I have since seen it show 21,000

[freenet-dev] Freenet slowness dominated by Sun's slow implementation of modPow()?

2003-03-15 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 09:44:51AM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > Further testing shows that this is purely an artifact of our thread > use/system load... when run outside Fred, Sun takes about 20ms to do > a modPow(), and Kaffe takes about 2ms. Under light load, Sun can take > 200ms or so; under

[freenet-dev] Freenet slowness dominated by Sun's slow implementation of modPow()?

2003-03-15 Thread Scott Miller
How did you guys time modPow in Sun? Scott On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 05:28:12AM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > I tried using the java implementation of BigInteger from the current GCJ > CVS. It seems to be even worse than the Sun implementation. If anyone > could find a GPL'd, fast, java

Re: [freenet-dev] Freenet slowness dominated by Sun's slow implementation of modPow()?

2003-03-15 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 09:44:51AM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > Further testing shows that this is purely an artifact of our thread > use/system load... when run outside Fred, Sun takes about 20ms to do > a modPow(), and Kaffe takes about 2ms. Under light load, Sun can take > 200ms or so; under

Re: [freenet-dev] Freenet slowness dominated by Sun's slow implementation of modPow()?

2003-03-15 Thread Scott Miller
How did you guys time modPow in Sun? Scott On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 05:28:12AM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > I tried using the java implementation of BigInteger from the current GCJ > CVS. It seems to be even worse than the Sun implementation. If anyone > could find a GPL'd, fast, java

[freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 06:32:04PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > Doing this ourselves is a waste of time. We'd be better off with a > > second-generation IP protocol like SCTP or RUDP. The former is a TCP > > replacement, the latter is a reliable UDP protocol layered over standard > > UDP. > >

[freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 03:23:15PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 04:28:15PM -0600, Scott Miller wrote: > > Remember though, guys, that UDP is unreliable, so you're going to need a > > protocol for determining if your message was received, or you

[freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 11:08:28PM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 04:28:15PM -0600, Scott Miller wrote: > > Remember though, guys, that UDP is unreliable, so you're going to need a > > protocol for determining if your message was received, or you

Re: [freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 06:32:04PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > Doing this ourselves is a waste of time. We'd be better off with a > > second-generation IP protocol like SCTP or RUDP. The former is a TCP > > replacement, the latter is a reliable UDP protocol layered over standard > > UDP. > >

Re: [freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 03:23:15PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 04:28:15PM -0600, Scott Miller wrote: > > Remember though, guys, that UDP is unreliable, so you're going to need a > > protocol for determining if your message was received, or you

Re: [freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 11:08:28PM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 04:28:15PM -0600, Scott Miller wrote: > > Remember though, guys, that UDP is unreliable, so you're going to need a > > protocol for determining if your message was received, or you

[freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
Remember though, guys, that UDP is unreliable, so you're going to need a protocol for determining if your message was received, or you're going to need a timeout. Freenet was designed to be protocol agnostic, but its probably not tuned for lossy transports. Scott -- next

Re: [freenet-dev] FNP over UDP

2003-03-12 Thread Scott Miller
Remember though, guys, that UDP is unreliable, so you're going to need a protocol for determining if your message was received, or you're going to need a timeout. Freenet was designed to be protocol agnostic, but its probably not tuned for lossy transports. Scott pgp0.pgp Descr

[freenet-dev] using GWebCache for seednode distribution

2003-03-10 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:25:03PM -0500, zbalevsk at bridgeport.edu wrote: > The caches as they are now are designed to store only the 20 most recent > submissions, the number could be decreased to 5 for example. Also, they can > run > only in the few days after announcing a new release in order

[freenet-dev] using GWebCache for seednode distribution

2003-03-10 Thread Scott Miller
I think there may be a more secure way of doing this. I don't like the idea of any one node's references being used, as this essentially "places" a new node next to the seed-giver in network space. Scott On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 04:31:59PM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > It would be ea

Re: [freenet-dev] using GWebCache for seednode distribution

2003-03-10 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:25:03PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The caches as they are now are designed to store only the 20 most recent > submissions, the number could be decreased to 5 for example. Also, they can run > only in the few days after announcing a new release in order to help new

Re: [freenet-dev] using GWebCache for seednode distribution

2003-03-10 Thread Scott Miller
I think there may be a more secure way of doing this. I don't like the idea of any one node's references being used, as this essentially "places" a new node next to the seed-giver in network space. Scott On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 04:31:59PM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > It would be ea

[freenet-dev] Automated donation info on website

2003-03-07 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 08:31:35AM +1100, Matthew Li wrote: > ok i'll work on it. i just found a very amusing php > article/tutorial on how to create dynamic image. it > basically creates an image within the webpage (as > normal) and changes the document header to image/jpeg > it makes use of the

Re: [freenet-dev] Automated donation info on website

2003-03-07 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 08:31:35AM +1100, Matthew Li wrote: > ok i'll work on it. i just found a very amusing php > article/tutorial on how to create dynamic image. it > basically creates an image within the webpage (as > normal) and changes the document header to image/jpeg > it makes use of the

[freenet-dev] [offtopic]FNP over NAT

2003-03-05 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 10:01:31PM +0100, Stef wrote: > I've read the mails about JMS and something on the Sun website. > But I didn't find details about using SMTP, FTP, HTTP,... > as transport protocols. And which software a provider of > a JMS router has to install, or which parts he has to > b

Re: [freenet-dev] [offtopic]FNP over NAT

2003-03-05 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 10:01:31PM +0100, Stef wrote: > I've read the mails about JMS and something on the Sun website. > But I didn't find details about using SMTP, FTP, HTTP,... > as transport protocols. And which software a provider of > a JMS router has to install, or which parts he has to > b

Re: [freenet-dev] Simulations (related to the Stanford video)

2003-03-03 Thread Scott Miller
lator. It pushed messages from one virtual node to another, then allowed each an opportunity to act. It simulated network latency and throughput by scheduling the arrival of messages based on latency and message size. > > Doc > > > -Original Message- > > From: Sc

[freenet-dev] Simulations (related to the Stanford video)

2003-03-03 Thread Scott Miller
lator. It pushed messages from one virtual node to another, then allowed each an opportunity to act. It simulated network latency and throughput by scheduling the arrival of messages based on latency and message size. > > Doc > > > -Original Message- > > From: Scott

[freenet-dev] Cryptography

2003-03-01 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 12:22:23PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > I have some questions about the cryptography used. First, which > > specific algorithms are used? > > We use SHA1, AES, and Twofish in various different ways, take a look at > the papers section of our website for some descriptions o

Re: [freenet-dev] Cryptography

2003-03-01 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 12:22:23PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > I have some questions about the cryptography used. First, which > > specific algorithms are used? > > We use SHA1, AES, and Twofish in various different ways, take a look at > the papers section of our website for some descriptions o

Re: [freenet-dev] Simulations (related to the Stanford video)

2003-02-28 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 07:44:03PM -0800, Tracy R Reed wrote: > On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 04:47:09PM -0600, Scott Miller spake thusly: > > Actually the opposite. Serapis was the Java simulator back in the day, > > and it did precicely run a bunch of (virtual) nodes. We did manage t

Re: [freenet-dev] Simulations (related to the Stanford video)

2003-02-28 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 01:27:10PM -0800, Tracy R Reed wrote: > On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 05:08:20PM +0200, Costas Dokolas spake thusly: > > So the question is, if I wanted to run some simulations how would I go about > > doing it? How was it done initially? Can it be done in Java? Is there > > somet

[freenet-dev] ElGamal

2003-01-23 Thread Scott Miller
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 01:10:34PM +0100, Frank v Waveren wrote: > Am I correct in reading that one of the changes between protocol > version 0.4 and 0.46 was the abolishing of ElGamal in favour of DLES? > Was this done only for the greater cryptographic strength of DLES or > where there other reas

Re: [freenet-dev] ElGamal

2003-01-23 Thread Scott Miller
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 01:10:34PM +0100, Frank v Waveren wrote: > Am I correct in reading that one of the changes between protocol > version 0.4 and 0.46 was the abolishing of ElGamal in favour of DLES? > Was this done only for the greater cryptographic strength of DLES or > where there other reas

[freenet-dev] Re: access to bug reports for freenet

2003-01-04 Thread Scott Miller
o view > the page. > > I studied under a Scott Miller at a university. You wouldn't happen to > be a university professor would you? > > My sourceforge username is nej. I once TAed a couple of CS courses, but was never a professor. Freenet doesn't use SF for bug re

[freenet-dev] Re: access to bug reports for freenet

2003-01-04 Thread Scott Miller
o view > the page. > > I studied under a Scott Miller at a university. You wouldn't happen to > be a university professor would you? > > My sourceforge username is nej. I once TAed a couple of CS courses, but was never a professor. Freenet doesn't use SF for bug re

Re: [freenet-dev] Anonymity filter does not filter sensitive content in UTF16 files

2002-11-22 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 03:03:08PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > Are they? The safest thing is certainly to block anything we don't > > understand. > > True, ideally we should be using something like JTidy to parse the HTML > to XML, then filter it, then spit it out to the browser. The JTidy jar

[freenet-dev] Anonymity filter does not filter sensitive content in UTF16 files

2002-11-22 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 03:03:08PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > Are they? The safest thing is certainly to block anything we don't > > understand. > > True, ideally we should be using something like JTidy to parse the HTML > to XML, then filter it, then spit it out to the browser. The JTidy jar

Re: [freenet-dev] Getting rid of the last central point of failure

2002-11-14 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:54:40AM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 05:46:20PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 08:08:14PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > The same way you keep your PGP key secure. Don't Share. > > > > Trust me, a half-motivated g

[freenet-dev] Getting rid of the last central point of failure

2002-11-14 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 01:54:40AM +, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 05:46:20PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 08:08:14PM -0500, harik at chaos.ao.net wrote: > > > The same way you keep your PGP key secure. Don't Share. > > > > Trust me, a half-motivat

Re: [freenet-dev] strange question

2002-11-04 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 12:26:06AM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > Yes, I spent the weekend working on a new class - > freenet.support.Factorize, and using it I have added a new FCP > command. The syntax is this: > > Client -> Node: > > PrivateKey= > > Node -> Client: > > PublicKey= > > In gener

[freenet-dev] strange question

2002-11-04 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 12:26:06AM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > Yes, I spent the weekend working on a new class - > freenet.support.Factorize, and using it I have added a new FCP > command. The syntax is this: > > Client -> Node: > > PrivateKey= > > Node -> Client: > > PublicKey= > > In gener

Re: [freenet-dev] strange question

2002-11-03 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 12:34:07PM +1100, fish wrote: > > is there an FCP command that I can feed in a public key and get out a > private key? (short of inserting something at HTL=0, which is what I'm > thinking of doing right now) You medan the other way around right. :) Scott msg05

[freenet-dev] strange question

2002-11-03 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 12:34:07PM +1100, fish wrote: > > is there an FCP command that I can feed in a public key and get out a > private key? (short of inserting something at HTL=0, which is what I'm > thinking of doing right now) You medan the other way around right. :) Scott

Re: [freenet-dev] Re: [freenet-support] Freenet 0.5.0.3

2002-10-31 Thread Scott Miller
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 09:58:14AM +0100, Marco A. Calamari wrote: > At 00.41 31/10/02 +, you wrote: > >> Is the "official" version number (i.e. 0.5.0.3) displayed anywhere in the= > > web interface? In the General=20 > >> Information, I see: > >>=20 > >> Version Information > >> Node Version 0

[freenet-dev] Re: [freenet-support] Freenet 0.5.0.3

2002-10-31 Thread Scott Miller
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 09:58:14AM +0100, Marco A. Calamari wrote: > At 00.41 31/10/02 +, you wrote: > >> Is the "official" version number (i.e. 0.5.0.3) displayed anywhere in the= > > web interface? In the General=20 > >> Information, I see: > >>=20 > >> Version Information > >> Node Version 0

Re: [freenet-dev] Website updated - check it out - offer suggestions

2002-10-27 Thread Scott Miller
On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 08:19:37PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > I have updated the website. If anyone has any last-minute website > suggestions, please make them now - I will be awake for the next 4 hours > or so to make any suggested changes that make sense. We still need a "Whats New in 0.5" for

[freenet-dev] Website updated - check it out - offer suggestions

2002-10-27 Thread Scott Miller
On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 08:19:37PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > I have updated the website. If anyone has any last-minute website > suggestions, please make them now - I will be awake for the next 4 hours > or so to make any suggested changes that make sense. We still need a "Whats New in 0.5" for

[freenet-dev] Version mismatch in UI

2002-10-23 Thread Scott Miller
FYI, The "General Information" page of the gateway reports 0.4. -- msg04704/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

[freenet-dev] Version mismatch in UI

2002-10-23 Thread Scott Miller
FYI, The "General Information" page of the gateway reports 0.4. -- -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL:

[freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
I can confirm a users post in Support about FEC not working w/ FProxy. This is an absolutely fresh install of 519, followed the defaults on Linux install, and I get a Null Pointer: Couldn't get decoder! java.lang.NullPointerException at freenet.client.SplitFileDownloader.start(SplitFileDo

[freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
> > > I'm trying freenet-0.5pre5.tgz. > > > > I just tried whats in CVS, and I get: > > > > WARNING: This Splitfile requires an obsolete decoder (OnionDecoder_0) > > which is not supported. Ask the content author to re-insert it in a > > supported format. > > > > Attempting non-redundant download.

Re: [freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 05:36:17PM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 08:28:16PM -0400, Sascha Noyes wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Maybe I'm just ignorant, but hasn't it already been mentioned that jr

Re: [freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 08:28:16PM -0400, Sascha Noyes wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Maybe I'm just ignorant, but hasn't it already been mentioned that jre 1.4.1 > is a _beta_ which causes some problems with freenet. Perhaps it's a good idea > to test freenet on no

Re: [freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
ood idea > to test freenet on non-beta runtime environments? > > On Sunday 20 October 2002 08:02 pm, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 05:05:57PM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > > > I can confirm a users post in Support about FEC not working w/ FProxy.

Re: [freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
> > > I'm trying freenet-0.5pre5.tgz. > > > > I just tried whats in CVS, and I get: > > > > WARNING: This Splitfile requires an obsolete decoder (OnionDecoder_0) > > which is not supported. Ask the content author to re-insert it in a > > supported format. > > > > Attempting non-redundant download.

[freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 05:36:17PM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 08:28:16PM -0400, Sascha Noyes wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Maybe I'm just ignorant, but hasn't it already been mentioned that

[freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 08:28:16PM -0400, Sascha Noyes wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Maybe I'm just ignorant, but hasn't it already been mentioned that jre 1.4.1 > is a _beta_ which causes some problems with freenet. Perhaps it's a good idea > to test freenet on no

[freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
ood idea > to test freenet on non-beta runtime environments? > > On Sunday 20 October 2002 08:02 pm, Matthew Toseland wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 05:05:57PM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > > > I can confirm a users post in Support about FEC not working w/ FProxy.

[freenet-dev] FProxy FEC bug

2002-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
I can confirm a users post in Support about FEC not working w/ FProxy. This is an absolutely fresh install of 519, followed the defaults on Linux install, and I get a Null Pointer: Couldn't get decoder! java.lang.NullPointerException at freenet.client.SplitFileDownloader.start(SplitFileDo

[freenet-dev] Mirrors for 0.5

2002-10-18 Thread Scott Miller
Is there a mirror of the released files somewhere? I've gotten some requests for an alternate location to download Freenet to avoid certain filtering. Scott -- -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signatu

[freenet-dev] Mirrors for 0.5

2002-10-18 Thread Scott Miller
Is there a mirror of the released files somewhere? I've gotten some requests for an alternate location to download Freenet to avoid certain filtering. Scott -- msg04464/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [freenet-dev] Native file system error (0.5pre1)

2002-10-06 Thread Scott Miller
1.4.0 is a beta JVM, its buggy. Get 1.4.1, available on Sun's homepage. On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 09:42:14PM +0100, Roger Hayter wrote: > JVM Vendor Sun Microsystems Inc. > JVM NameJava HotSpot(TM) Server > VM JVM Version1.4.0-b92 > Operating SystemLinux > OS Version

Re: [freenet-dev] java.io.IOException: insufficient storage

2002-10-03 Thread Scott Miller
Thats definitely a JVM problem. You should never get a Sig 11 from Java. Scott On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 10:09:50PM -0400, Jeff Teitel wrote: > Matthew Toseland wrote: > >On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 04:42:10PM -0400, Jeff Teitel wrote: > > > >>I keep getting the following errors when I try t

Re: [freenet-dev] Request for wider testing of storeType=native

2002-10-02 Thread Scott Miller
> > > > Have I misunderstood? Does this mean Freenet content cached by the node > appears as clear text? If so, the lack of OTB encryption would seem > very harmful to the plausible deniability aspect of relaying Freenet > content. Or are the individual Freenet items of content in themselve

Re: [freenet-dev] Server move complete

2002-09-30 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 02:54:49PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 04:23:54PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Borked. As the following shows, it will be down for anyone who has > > looked up the IP until their DNS server restarts. The hn.org servers > > are still authorat

Re: Datastore encryption was Re: [freenet-dev] Request for wider testing of storeType=native

2002-09-30 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 01:06:14PM +0100, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 10:26:32AM +, Degory Wilkinson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This might be a dumb question but is the native store encypted? > Nope, not currently. I am not sure whether it is appropriate to encrypt > it; ple

[freenet-dev] Server move complete

2002-09-30 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 02:54:49PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 04:23:54PM -0400, harik at chaos.ao.net wrote: > > Borked. As the following shows, it will be down for anyone who has > > looked up the IP until their DNS server restarts. The hn.org servers > > are still autho

Datastore encryption was Re: [freenet-dev] Request for wider testing of storeType=native

2002-09-27 Thread Scott Miller
On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 01:06:14PM +0100, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 10:26:32AM +, Degory Wilkinson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This might be a dumb question but is the native store encypted? > Nope, not currently. I am not sure whether it is appropriate to encrypt > it; plea

[freenet-devl] New FCP command, ClientDelete

2002-02-06 Thread Scott Miller
Thumbs down. > > So here's what I propose to do. Could I please get a "thumbs up" or "thumbs > down" vote from the other significant Freenet contributors (At least Ian, > Oskar, Scott, Sebastian, Thelema) ? If the "thumbs down" vote predominates I > will back out all my changes before the mi

[freenet-devl] ElGamal deprecation

2001-09-05 Thread Scott Miller
ElGamal, the current P/K encryption in .4 has some weaknesses with chosen-ciphertext attacks that make breaking ElGamal easier than breaking the underlying discrete logarithm problem. For that reason I've written a replacement algorithm, DLES, described in the paper "DHAES: An Encryption Scheme Ba

Re: [freenet-devl] What replaces inform.php in 0.4 (if anything)?

2001-07-03 Thread Scott Miller
It will find its way back into CVS shortly. On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 05:16:54PM +0200, Sebastian Sp?th wrote: > Michael Carmack schrieb: > > A bit off topic, but do you know where one might find the source to > > inform.php? > > It used to be in Freenet/contrib/smartinform (correct me if wrong),

Re: [freenet-devl] initial node discovery?

2001-07-02 Thread Scott Miller
02, 2001 at 10:00:44AM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > > Basically yes. > > > > On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 10:52:20AM -0600, Todd Miller wrote: > > > The Freenet Wiki indicates that Scott Miller came up with a > > > "sophisticated but seemingly secure discove

Re: [freenet-devl] initial node discovery?

2001-07-02 Thread Scott Miller
Basically yes. On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 10:52:20AM -0600, Todd Miller wrote: > The Freenet Wiki indicates that Scott Miller came up with a > "sophisticated but seemingly secure discovery mechanism," and to check the > mailing lists for more details. Unfortunately, after

[freenet-devl] ok, seriously folks, about fproxy and 0.4

2001-06-26 Thread Scott Miller
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 01:03:24PM +0100, Adam Langley wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 04:30:38PM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > > quote: > > The ciphersuites that would seem to suit your needs are > > SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5 and SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA. They use export

Re: [freenet-devl] ok, seriously folks, about fproxy and 0.4

2001-06-26 Thread Scott Miller
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 01:03:24PM +0100, Adam Langley wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 04:30:38PM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > > quote: > > The ciphersuites that would seem to suit your needs are > > SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5 and SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA. They use export

[freenet-devl] ok, seriously folks, about fproxy and 0.4

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
> > Third, SSL with null encryption, if that's possible. > theo > quote: The ciphersuites that would seem to suit your needs are SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5 and SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA. They use export strength RSA for authentication (512 bit), no encryption and either a MD5 or an SHA MAC. There are no S

Re: [freenet-devl] ok, seriously folks, about fproxy and 0.4

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
> > Third, SSL with null encryption, if that's possible. > theo > quote: The ciphersuites that would seem to suit your needs are SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5 and SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA. They use export strength RSA for authentication (512 bit), no encryption and either a MD5 or an SHA MAC. There are no

[freenet-devl] another solution to ubernodes

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 08:51:06PM +0200, Oskar Sandberg wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 10:05:32AM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > > > This makes a lot of sense if you think about the equilibrium situation > > > we want to achieve, where no node in the routing table is al

Re: [freenet-devl] another solution to ubernodes

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 08:51:06PM +0200, Oskar Sandberg wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 10:05:32AM -0700, Scott Miller wrote: > > > This makes a lot of sense if you think about the equilibrium situation > > > we want to achieve, where no node in the routing table is al

[freenet-devl] Where is ian?

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
Poor guy. On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 02:18:37PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > For those of you may have been wondering why I have been so quiet, it is > because I am currently in Hawaii, with limited Internet access, and will > be until Monday. > > Ian. __

[freenet-devl] another solution to ubernodes

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
> This makes a lot of sense if you think about the equilibrium situation > we want to achieve, where no node in the routing table is allowed to > have a ridiculously large number of refs (i.e., be an ubernode). It's > also an elegant way to address the "honest cancer" attack, where a node > resets

Re: [freenet-devl] Where is ian?

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
Poor guy. On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 02:18:37PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > For those of you may have been wondering why I have been so quiet, it is > because I am currently in Hawaii, with limited Internet access, and will > be until Monday. > > Ian. _

Re: [freenet-devl] another solution to ubernodes

2001-06-25 Thread Scott Miller
> This makes a lot of sense if you think about the equilibrium situation > we want to achieve, where no node in the routing table is allowed to > have a ridiculously large number of refs (i.e., be an ubernode). It's > also an elegant way to address the "honest cancer" attack, where a node > reset

[freenet-devl] Inform update

2001-06-20 Thread Scott Miller
Okay, I may have found a way to make inform a little more reliable. Anyone running a node, if you would be so kind as to have your node re-write (you can do this manually if you like) so we can build up the list again. To manually rewrite, point any browser at: http://www.octayne.com/inform.php

[freenet-devl] Inform update

2001-06-20 Thread Scott Miller
Okay, I may have found a way to make inform a little more reliable. Anyone running a node, if you would be so kind as to have your node re-write (you can do this manually if you like) so we can build up the list again. To manually rewrite, point any browser at: http://www.octayne.com/inform.ph

[freenet-devl] Addressing the ubernode problem

2001-06-18 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 03:52:48PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 06:28:10PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote: > > Thanks for doing the legwork on this, Bad. However, I think requiring > > users to restart the node once a day to get new inform.php addresses, > > or requiring them to mai

Re: [freenet-devl] Addressing the ubernode problem

2001-06-18 Thread Scott Miller
On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 03:52:48PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 06:28:10PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote: > > Thanks for doing the legwork on this, Bad. However, I think requiring > > users to restart the node once a day to get new inform.php addresses, > > or requiring them to ma

[freenet-devl] Addressing the ubernode problem

2001-06-18 Thread Scott Miller
Or wait until we have load balancing sometime in 0.4. On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 11:43:07AM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > It seems that there are a small number of nodes which are receiving a > disproportionate amount of traffic. > > How can this be addressed? There are several options: > > Only one

Re: [freenet-devl] Addressing the ubernode problem

2001-06-18 Thread Scott Miller
Or wait until we have load balancing sometime in 0.4. On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 11:43:07AM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > It seems that there are a small number of nodes which are receiving a > disproportionate amount of traffic. > > How can this be addressed? There are several options: > > Only one

[freenet-devl] FProxy must die^H^H^Hget fixed!

2001-06-18 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 07:15:52PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 07:57:58PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote: > > Fproxy should just support https instead of http. Browsers are pretty > > good about warning you when a page tries to load something from a > > different server or over a n

Re: [freenet-devl] FProxy must die^H^H^Hget fixed!

2001-06-18 Thread Scott Miller
On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 07:15:52PM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 07:57:58PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote: > > Fproxy should just support https instead of http. Browsers are pretty > > good about warning you when a page tries to load something from a > > different server or over a

[freenet-devl] Increasing default request HTL to 100

2001-06-14 Thread Scott Miller
Yes. > didn't someone say, that high insert-HTLs are bad for routing? > (can't find it in the archives, though) > > Mr.Bad (Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 01:03:42PM -0700): > > > "m" == moritz writes: > > > > Me> Ugh. Didn't Hal Finney do some math that said after around > > Me> 30-40 inc

Re: [freenet-devl] Increasing default request HTL to 100

2001-06-14 Thread Scott Miller
Yes. > didn't someone say, that high insert-HTLs are bad for routing? > (can't find it in the archives, though) > > Mr.Bad (Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 01:03:42PM -0700): > > > "m" == moritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Me> Ugh. Didn't Hal Finney do some math that said after around >

[freenet-devl] One small question pertaining to permanance (I don't want to starta war!)

2001-06-14 Thread Scott Miller
Its peTa > > A pedabyte ... new academic term? > > nope, ordinary abreviations: > > 1024b=1 kilobyte/1kb > 1024kb =1 Megabyte /1Mb > 1024Mb = 1 Gigabyte /1Gb > 1024Gb = 1 Terabyte /1Tb > 1024Tb =1 Pedabyte /1Pb > > Don't k

Re: [freenet-devl] One small question pertaining to permanance (I don't want to starta war!)

2001-06-14 Thread Scott Miller
Its peTa > > A pedabyte ... new academic term? > > nope, ordinary abreviations: > > 1024b=1 kilobyte/1kb > 1024kb =1 Megabyte /1Mb > 1024Mb = 1 Gigabyte /1Gb > 1024Gb = 1 Terabyte /1Tb > 1024Tb =1 Pedabyte /1Pb > > Don't

[freenet-devl] Increasing default request HTL to 100

2001-06-13 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 05:03:06PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > > "IC" == Ian Clarke writes: > > IC> I suggest increasing the default HTL in all clients > IC> (particularly FProxy) to 100 for the 0.3.9.2 release. > > Ugh. Didn't Hal Finney do some math that said after around 30-40 > incre

[freenet-devl] GCJ

2001-06-13 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 05:01:22PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > >>>>> "SM" == Scott Miller writes: > > SM> Debian moves so slow that it would virtually preclude all > SM> debian users that stick to stable from upgrading even when we > SM>

Re: [freenet-devl] Increasing default request HTL to 100

2001-06-13 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 05:03:06PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > > "IC" == Ian Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > IC> I suggest increasing the default HTL in all clients > IC> (particularly FProxy) to 100 for the 0.3.9.2 release. > > Ugh. Didn't Hal Finney do some math that said after

Re: [freenet-devl] GCJ

2001-06-13 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 05:01:22PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > >>>>> "SM" == Scott Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > SM> Debian moves so slow that it would virtually preclude all > SM> debian users that stick to stable from upgrading ev

[freenet-devl] GCJ

2001-06-13 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 04:46:32PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > > "IC" == Ian Clarke writes: > > >> Is there any way to prevent the fred debs from being included > >> in stable? > > IC> Good point, Fred simply isn't stable right now! > > Yeah, it's possible, but don't we -want- fred

Re: [freenet-devl] GCJ

2001-06-13 Thread Scott Miller
On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 04:46:32PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > > "IC" == Ian Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> Is there any way to prevent the fred debs from being included > >> in stable? > > IC> Good point, Fred simply isn't stable right now! > > Yeah, it's possible, but d

[freenet-devl] Private data possibility

2001-06-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 04:20:07PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote: > Hi, > > I have been reading through the information on freenet and was wondering > what the scope is for storing private data on freenet. > > Let me qualify that, what is the possibility that I could encrypt > something into freenet

[freenet-devl] Secret Sharing

2001-06-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 10:22:22AM +0200, Frank Joppe wrote: > Okay, > > Suppose that a file is split into six parts, five of these parts will be > stored in other (destination) nodes, while one part will be kept at the > source. > > If one of the destination nodes is a malicious one, which acc

Re: [freenet-devl] Private data possibility

2001-06-12 Thread Scott Miller
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 04:20:07PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote: > Hi, > > I have been reading through the information on freenet and was wondering > what the scope is for storing private data on freenet. > > Let me qualify that, what is the possibility that I could encrypt > something into freenet

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