From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200311042320.hA4NKFc24118@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [CORE] Bittorrent?
In-Reply-To: <200311041454.18308.josh@agliodbs.com>
To: josh@agliodbs.com
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:20:15 -0500 (EST)
Cc: pgsql-www@postgresql.org, pgsql-core@postgresql.org
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OK, my security concerns have been answered.

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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> Answers:
> 
> 1) As Bitorrent content providers, we only need to offer a main content site 
> and an SHA1 encrypted hash called a "tracker".  We do not have to host other 
> people's files.
> 
> 2) Trojans are prevented by the "tracker" which serves the same function as an 
> MD5 in verifying content, and as Bram Cohen is a cryptography expert, I trust 
> this mechanism.
> 
> 3) As far as offering the BT file, we need just add the .bittorrent link to 
> the downloads page after doing the setup.
> 
> I think we should do this.
> 
> -- 
> -Josh Berkus
>  Aglio Database Solutions
>  San Francisco
> 
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