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From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
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Organization: Aglio Database Solutions
To: pgsql-www@postgresql.org, pgsql-core@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [CORE] Bittorrent?
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:54:18 -0800
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Folks,

Answers:

1) As Bitorrent content providers, we only need to offer a main content sit=
e=20
and an SHA1 encrypted hash called a "tracker".  We do not have to host othe=
r=20
people's files.

2) Trojans are prevented by the "tracker" which serves the same function as=
 an=20
MD5 in verifying content, and as Bram Cohen is a cryptography expert, I tru=
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this mechanism.

3) As far as offering the BT file, we need just add the .bittorrent link to=
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the downloads page after doing the setup.

I think we should do this.

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-Josh Berkus
 Aglio Database Solutions
 San Francisco