[Blocks-development] Some Thoughts on 0.17

[Erik M. <mo...@sc...>]

Please discuss:

	Possible Bugs in 0.16:
		- I try to download file X and I get "connection not 
		  available". OK, but shouldn't the route then be removed
		  from adverts.dat? It isn't.

	General Ideas:

		- Speed Requirements. Once the maximum number of nodes is
		  reached, every 5 minutes, the node with the lowest average
		  transfer speed (if transfers have occurred) is eliminated
		  from the connections list.
		  Desired effect: High speed nodes carry much data. Low 
		  speed nodes carry little data.
		  (I had some other ideas for this, but this seems the most
		  elegant solution. It doesn't rely on user-provided data
		  but uses the actual real-life values as a base.)
	  
	Suggestions for 0.17:

	Fixes:
		- 85 char limit
		  128 chars should be sufficient, even I don't have longer
		  names than that. Don't forget that these also have to be
		  routed in the adverts. 
		- Large files still trample over small caches.

	New Features:
		- Error Message Queue. The main window should have a button
		  "0 Errors". Whenever something goes wrong, the counter
		  is increased. When you click on it, you get a list of 
		  the errors with a "Clear All" option. This should take
		  the place of the current message boxes. 
		  Reason: Errors no longer stop the operation of the program.
		  Example: Download timeouts -- automatically proceeds to
		  the next files without asking the user for acknowledgment.

		- Bogus Routes. Sticky files get a bogus letter attached at
		  the end and the TTL increased by 1 before they are 
		  advertised. Cached files don't. 
		  Reason: Prevent my neighbours from finding out which
	 	  files I am serving directly.
		  Example: Search for Britney*. Result has route AB. I
		  don't know whether the file is cached on A and coming
		  from B or whether A is the true owner. Result has
		  route A. I know that A just caches the file.

Regards,
Erik

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