[Blocks-development] sup...

[Michael D. C. <mi...@gi...>]

I hope this person doesn't mind...  but I got some feedback from 0x90 on
IIP.  Here are the comments.

<[0x90]> well
<[0x90]> the one big problem
<[0x90]> there encryption is weak
<[0x90]> and 2
<[0x90]> no one uses stream encryption anymore
<[0x90]> especially for file sharing
<[0x90]> use "block" encryption
<[0x90]> with Cipher FeedBack Mode
<[0x90]> like blowfish or Rijndael
<[0x90]> I don't know if you code
<[0x90]> but that would help it
<[0x90]> :)

and for a few user interface suggestions from myself...

The blocks app should be able to DL multiple files (not blocks, but files)
at the same time.  I was DL'ing a file last night and apparently someone in
the route had a painfully slow connection.  I had other files in the queue.
These other files may have faster routes.  But the slow file was holding up
the works.

Also, the user should be able to reorder files in the download queue.

Also, search results should be sorted by relevance, then shortest route.

Also, the bitrate for MP3's should be in the search results...  like Napster
had.  Adding Bitrate would require a few changes to the backend as well I
think, not just a user interface change.  Nodes would have to advertise the
bitrate.

Just brainstorming here...  This is really the first time I have seen enough
nodes on the blocks network to give it a good test.  We need more users...