[Dev] Existing p2p systems for getting offline node back up to date?

[Arnulv Rudland]

On Thursday, November 14, 2002 9:06 PM, nitin@borwankar.com said:

>
> While this (SMTP and ETRN) requires prior arrangement,
> there's no reason
> why, in a p2p environment peers can't advertise backup services  and
> other peers lease queue space and backup service from them,
> on a short
> term basis - perhaps with multiple peers simultaneously and
> perhaps with
> some payment protocol involved.
>
> Peers need not provide this service so if you don't want to
> do this for
> other peers, you don't have to.
> Aren't Yahoo and Hotmail just queueing up messages for you
> till you get
> them ?

This whole thing sounds complicated from an administrative point of view.
It has to be dsigned to be set up and handled nearly automatically if we
want to work outside a pure-geek environment.

In 90% of the real-world scenarios where a server-based solution is
inacceptable, the reason is the lack of someone to set-up and run the
service.

There is either no-one around with the appropriate skill-set around or they
have no time for it.

Therefore the p2p-functionality has to be _very_ easy to set up and run in a
safe way, even for technical laymen. If not, you have no gain - it will only
be used in environments, where you probably would have spare server
computing capacity anyway.


>
> The p2p version of this is not likely to be free, if it is to be
> sustainable and worthwhile.  So for any useful service that a peer
> provides to others,  think (micro) payments as well.
>

Might be so, but why?

Or,
    rephrasing my question:

        what is your idea of a "p2p version of this" ?


Regards,

Arnulv