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https://geti2p.net/en/about/intro https://geti2p.net/en/about/intro endpoints are identified by their public key hash. each endpoint maintains a set of anonymi

by xj9 9y ago

https://geti2p.net/en/about/intro https://geti2p.net/en/about/intro endpoints are identified by their public key hash. each endpoint maintains a set of anonymized routes. this routing information is stored in a Distributed Hash Table (DHT). if you want to connect to another endpoint, you lookup the route for the public key hash, build an outbound route, and you're good. more concretely, an ipfs transfer would work by using public key hashes in place of IP addresses to identify peers and a known set of endpoint keys for bootstrapping.

AndrewDucker 9y ago
So all you need is the hash (sent to you by your friend over IM or email or postcard) and you're good to go? I like it. Now, is it available today in a form (as the OP put it) which "A person whose computer knowledge extends to using facebook" can use?
- xj9 9y ago
  if they have the ability to install software, they can use i2p https://geti2p.net/en/download https://geti2p.net/en/download
  - AndrewDucker 9y ago
    Odd. I looked at the description on the main page, and it lists eDonkey, BitTorrent, and Gnutella, but not any kind of direct file transfer. Am I missing something?
    - xj9 9y ago
      yes. 1. click bit torrent 2. click create torrent 3. type the path to your file 4. share magnet link magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d0da0a2cac2bb3fd7ba6548edef12a24122ef481&tr=http://diftracker.i2p/announce.php http://diftracker.i2p/announce.php
      - icebraining 9y ago
        Does the magnet link work without DifTracker? Because that's still a centralized system.
        xj9 9y ago
        yes, the tracker is optional. the built in torrent client supports BEP 5. http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0005.html http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0005.html