[OT] FSP over Entropy?

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Geschrieben von / Written by Nemo am 22. Dezember 2003 15:23:49:

Some times ago I found an interesting filesharing application called File Service Protocol (FSP). It works over UDP, is stateless and ressource-saving for server and client.

Perhaps this simple protocol is the right thing for Entropy/Freenet? Emulating UDP can be done with KSK-chains like Frost messages. Every FSP server and client is anonymous:

FSP-Client <-> emulated FSP-server on Entropy-node (Wrapper) <-> ***Entropy network*** <-> emulated FSP-client on Entropy-node(Wrapper) <-> FSP-Server

One problem: Every FSP-packet is different, so it's very inefficent (and waste of ressources) on Entropy/Freenet. That could be solved if the data is inserted as CHK@ and only the resulting CHK is included in data field.

Second Problem: FSP version 2 says "maximum UDP packet size is 1024+12 bytes." Are CHKs with a size of 1kB data usefull? No... :-(


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Why do I think about such things? ;-)
Freenet/Entropy NEEDS a better way for file distribution (file sharing). Only this tool attracts more users for a bigger network.
-inserting everything and flooding the network/datastores with unwanted content isn't good. (à la old-Frost)
-force a provider of a large MP3 and movie-collection to insert some 700MB files isn't good. (à la Frost's "insert on request")

How to enable file sharing without flooding the network/datastores, without overloading the file provider and the file requestor, supporting the main function of Entropy/Freenet for mass distribute files? Perhaps FSP is one solution...

Think about this: Users build a network. If there's a user community, then the network wont die. There are other more or less anonymous services for users, don't loose current users:
-file sharing: GNUnet, MUTE, increasing number of new programs
-chat: IIP
-typical TCP services if user has 24h/7d broadband Internet: I2P (see http://wiki.invisiblenet.net/iip-wiki?I2PTunnelWebServer for anonymous Webserver)

Perhaps a typical Entropy/Freenet user: wants to share files or a static/24h DBR website anonymous, without 24h/7d broadband Internet. This user needs the cache/distribution function of Entropy/Freenet. But this user is the minority!
Most users want to share files. To keep Entropy/Freenet alive, we have to attract those users with their fat Internet pipes... :-)



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