Re: [Help-gnunet] Is my reputation hurting me?

[Lance Simmons]

On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 03:53:01PM +0300, Igor Wronsky wrote:
> 
> Does this also go for files that you've already downloaded or that
> have been inserted locally?

Locally inserted files download OK.

> In my opinion the current mechanism will in the long run make all
> reasonable search keys being saturated with files that are not
> available anywhere.

Your explanation makes sense.  Thanks.

> Shortly: the search sucks. And unless changed, it will suck more as
> time passes. :( 

Especially as more and more people discover gnunet, try it out for a few
days, can't download anything, and quit leaving behind a bunch of search
keys!

This raises another question I've had:  how many gnunet-download
processes is it reasonable to keep running at one time?  If many of the
search keys one sees are dead, one obvious solution is just to try to
download _everything_ and see what turns up.  Is there any drawback to
running scores of gnunet-download processes at the same time?

-- 
Lance Simmons
Irving, Texas