[Napshare-developer]Announcing the "Key Network"

[Nate <fi...@fa...>]

NapShare is now a dual network client, it will continue to connect to
the MUTE Network for as long as it is easy and safe to do so. If privacy
issues or network flooding happen the user can choose not to connect to
the MUTE Network.

In order to quickly provide the users with some of the improved features
requested such as supernodes, download speed increases, partial sharing
during downloads, sub-hashes, E2E and a lot more, I will need to make a
lot of changes to the network communication protocol.

Therefore I am announcing the "Key Network". The protocol of this new
network is the same as the MUTE network protocol at this point, but as
time goes by I will be changing it to provide the advanced features that
everyone wants. The network type will be identified at connection time
after AES keys are exchanged to maintain privacy.

NapShare clients will also provide a "bridge" between networks. It may
be possible to bridge to other networks in the future.

I know the Gnutella protocol and am open to comments/suggestions on how
some special location users could provide a safe bridge to the Gnutella
Network.

I am also willing to accept code contributions for connection to other
networks or other features. I don't have any problems accepting and
integrating code/patches or ideas from other developers even if the
code isn't pretty or "perfect" as long as it works.

The next version will reflect the changes, and hopefully include some
cool new features.

Due to politics and/or personality clashes, I will no longer be
supporting the MUTE *project*.


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