Subj : transparent proxy for .onion connections
To   : Alterego
From : Oli
Date : Sun Nov 24 2019 06:28 pm

"Alterego -> Oli" <0@116.2.21> wrote:

 Ol>> I agree, but I'm more interested in solutions that enables all
 Ol>> nodes and points
 Ol>>  to use encryption. With you zerotier you would have to setup
 Ol>> many small VPNs or create a global VPN for the FTN which would
 Ol>> be another centralized administrative structure.

 A> In the same topic, if you are ejected from the network, then the ZC
 A> can turn you off, which I imagine a few wont like, but I think it
 A> could be a useful control point.

useful or abuseful ...

 A> In this sense it probably doesnt scale well - if your intention is to
 A> join multiple FTN networks. (But in the same context, I'd like to see
 A> the day that you can interact with any FTN zone from any FTN zone -
 A> then it wouldnt be an issue.)

We have mailers that are fully 5D and a message base format that can store 5D
addresses, but no tossers and no standard pkt and message format that supports
it.

 A> But it doesnt need to be that way - ZT supports "public networks",
 A> which you can join and automatically be assigned an address and
 A> connect with something on the network.

 A> As an example, if you join ff5fea5fea000000 that will enable two
 A> systems to communicate over TCP port 24554 (and only that port).

So it's a public overlay network, but is there a way to put the node's zeronet
address in the nodelist? Like a .onion or .i2p address? I found this project
which uses ztaddr and nwid directly to connect to nodes:

https://nanomsg.github.io/nng/man/tip/nng_zerotier.7#_uri_format

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