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revision 1.5 by tuukkah, Tue May 6 19:03:30 2003 UTC revision 1.6 by benja, Fri May 9 11:07:58 2003 UTC
# Line 50  download a block if *anybody* on the 'ne Line 50  download a block if *anybody* on the 'ne
50  So when the original site is down, or the content  So when the original site is down, or the content
51  was removed from it, you can still download  was removed from it, you can still download
52    
53  Don't worry that accidentally, there may be two *different*  Don't worry that accidentally, there may be two *different* blocks
54  blocks with the *same* hash floating around on the Internet.  with the *same* hash floating around on the Internet.  In theory there
55  In theory it *could* happen. In practice, the number of  is an extremely slim possiblity that it *could* happen. But in
56  possible hashes is about an octillion times larger than the  practice, since the number of possible hashes is about an octillion
57  estimated number of atoms in the universe. We suggest that  times larger than the estimated number of atoms in the universe, we
58  you worry about something more likely instead, like, say,  can treat it as impossible. We suggest that you worry about something
59  the destruction of Earth through an asteroid ;-)  more likely instead, like, say, the destruction of Earth through an
60    asteroid ;-)
61    
62  Storm software can:  Our software can:
63  - import files as Storm blocks  
64    - import existing files as Storm blocks
65  - store new data as blocks  - store new data as blocks
66  - retrieve blocks from peer-to-peer (P2P) network  - download blocks from a peer-to-peer (P2P) network
67  - ensure validity of retrieved blocks  - check that the hashes of downloaded blocks are correct
68  - act as a gateway serving block requests made by http clients  - act as a gateway serving block requests made by http clients
69      (allowing you to browse Storm blocks in your web browser)
70    
71    
72  Networking  Networking

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