Re: Using the DHT to find download sources

--- In [email protected], Michael Rogers <m.rogers@...> wrote:
>
> Arne Babenhauserheide wrote:
> > 5) Searching for specific users (which could be used in decentral
contact-list 
> > functions, for example instant messaging). 
> 
> Yes - I'd like to be able to find out my friends' current addresses if
> they're ultrapeers, or the addresses of their ultrapeers if they're
> leaves. Connecting to the same ultrapeers as my friends (and their
> friends) might allow me to find interesting files in fewer hops, which
> is good for two reasons: less bandwidth used, and fewer non-friends
> (potential spammers) reached by the query.
> 
> Cheers,
> Michael
>

Good idea!

Michael and I discussed grouping peers having common interests. We can
also somehow tag the groups, then publish the tags and a subset of
current ultrapeers in the group into the DHT. 

Best,
Peng