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diff --git a/wiki/gossamer/index.md b/wiki/gossamer/index.md index 9e68b1a..fef08ba 100644 --- a/wiki/gossamer/index.md +++ b/wiki/gossamer/index.md @@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ possible. **TODO**: Gossamer and uPNP, what do locators _look_ like? +When presented with an identifier, Gossamer offers to _follow_ the identities +it contains, and uses the _nodes_ whose addresses it contains to connect to +the Gossamer network. This allows new clients to bootstrap into Gossamer, and +provides an easy way for users to exchange Gossamer identities to connect to +one another later. + +(Clever readers will note that the address list is actually independent of +the identity list.) + ### Gossip Each Gossamer node maintains a pair of "freshness" databases, associating |