[Tech] Email / Freenet

[Thomas Perry]

Hello,        I am not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I am seeking a way to integrate email into a freenet like structure.  My knowledge of Freenet isn't that great, but my idea is as follows.  A client will basically send an email by outlook express which is pointed as an outgoing mailserver localhost.  The software intercepts the request and takes in the file emulating SMTP.  The file is broken up into parts and inserted into freenet with many hosts.  The file remains out on freenet for a short period of time until the end user receives the file by using Outlook Express uses the pop server set to localhost.  The request is intercepted and the client goes out onto freenet and searches for the file based on the key.  It retrieves the file and puts it into outlook express as a regular email.  The file will naturally disappear as it expires due to the client/server not retrieving or reinserting the file.       The problem is that I have no idea how to convert an email address into a key in the search.  Such as, if the email address was [EMAIL PROTECTED], then how would a person email that without some kinda of key for an encrypted key with the email address encoded at the beginning.  I just don't understand the protocol enough to think of a way to make this work.       This would be much better for me than the other uses for freenet right now.  Having a completely hidden email address where I could receive files and not need to worry about my ISP holding a copy would be great.  Has this project been attempted and would anyone be willing to code up the rather simple code needed for this?  I have had Java programming for 4 years and could help if someone were to become a project manager.   -Thomas