Re: [Blocks-development] sup...

[Craig I. <cr...@mi...>]

People using blocks? thats scary :-)

I never had much interest in GUIs or useability. If I did start a Blocks2
I think I might go as far as an activeX control people could use to hack
up clients, or find someone interested on focussing on a seperate GUI
project rather than trying to do it myself.

ttfn

PG.

Michael D. Carey wrote:

>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...
>
>
>
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