thank you evolution.
> [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 8/20/04 7:54:37 PM > Subject: Re: [freenet-support] reseed > > Quoting Kevin Steen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 2) Whenever you startup a freenet node, it will take some time to learn > > the network again. For the first hour you will probably only be able to > > access very popular content. For this reason, Freenet isn't very useful > > to modem users at the moment, but the problems are being worked on! > > This isn't true. For one thing, there've been people on this list who use > dial-up, and claim that it works just fine. For another thing, the node > doesn't have to re-learn the network every time it starts. There may be a > minor, two or three minute, delay in functioning, but not the hours that > learning takes. > > Logically, re-learning is only necessary when the actual state of the network is > different than the what's in the nodes routing table. Most of the nodes that > are going to be in a node's routing table are the ones that are useful. The > ones that are useful are the larger, more permanent nodes run by broadband > users with some dedication to the project, yes? Those nodes don't change that > often. My node runs pretty close to 24/7. > > I doubt the problem above is due (directly) to the node being on a modem line. > As long as the node is given a few hours to run once in a while it should be > fine. Never as good as a broadband node, but not useless. As Robert wrote, > the node worked fine before. > > -todd > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > Unsubscribe at http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://dodo.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
