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25 July 2006
Who thinks we need some sort of private Waste hub/network thingie?
Would we really need a fixed IP? Or might a URL from dyndns.org (or a similar service) do the trick? My router automatically updates my dyndns domain name with my current IP address, so that might be an option -- unless waste requires the actual numbers.
nixxon: nope, I think we need just one fixed URL, so the others can reach it, and then it broadcasts everybody's IP to everybody else. Wanna give it a go? We'd need the URL and then exchange public keys.
Yeah, I'm up for giving it a try. I'll see if I can get waste set up some time tonight. My internet connection has been pretty spotty lately for some reason, but assuming I get it all worked out and remain connected, I'll send you an e-mail with my key.
Basically what the program does is set up a secure network. People download the program and generate a key (encryption code) with it. Then you send that to signal, and he'll send you his URL, and his key so that the program can connect to it. When you're connected, you can chat with the other users in an IRC fashion, and if they've chosen files to share you can browse those files and download any that you like, and people can do the same with you. Note that this isn't manditory, and you can choose what to share.
I have a lot that I haven't linked to, like the entire Ultraviolet series, and the last season of Dr. Who (with Tennant as the Dr.) as well as a few apps and games. We're just sussing it out ourselves, but it's looking pretty good.
FYI: sig's gone to eat and I need to go get food + vodka, but the connection's left open on sig's end. This is why you may not get a reply to any "hello's".
It seemed to work great earlier. Once we get the kinks ironed out, this will be very cool. (though I'm concerned about the possible lack of pc/mac compatibilty -- that would probably be a deal breaker for this group...)
Anberglow - Under Preferences, have you added signal's signature key? Also, under Pending Keys, make sure that all three boxes are checked so you can receive everyone else's. Ummm. If that doesn't work, then I'm not sure. I was thinking of taking screenshots of the windows for setup. See if that works first tho...
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