From f0d860c0cd64cb17f33cab59fd9ce12b7ef341af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Owen Jacobson Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 23:08:09 -0400 Subject: More on locators. --- wiki/gossamer/index.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'wiki') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3