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Nodes don't serve content. They serve blocks of encrypted data to other nodes. Portals run a node AND piece together content from blocks received from many node
by MacsHeadroom 6y ago
Nodes don't serve content. They serve blocks of encrypted data to other nodes. Portals run a node AND piece together content from blocks received from many nodes THEN serve the content.
You could also piece together content yourself by being your own portal. But running a node does not necessitate running a portal.
- incrudible 6y agoThanks for the explanation. I suppose that's close to how TOR nodes work from a liability standpoint.