[GNUnet-SVN] r37670 - gnunet/src/include

[gnunet]

Author: lynx
Date: 2016-08-06 15:58:59 +0200 (Sat, 06 Aug 2016)
New Revision: 37670

Modified:
   gnunet/src/include/gnunet_multicast_service.h
Log:
multicast: don't advertise the origin in the P2P overlay

Modified: gnunet/src/include/gnunet_multicast_service.h
===================================================================
--- gnunet/src/include/gnunet_multicast_service.h       2016-08-06 13:58:55 UTC 
(rev 37669)
+++ gnunet/src/include/gnunet_multicast_service.h       2016-08-06 13:58:59 UTC 
(rev 37670)
@@ -545,15 +545,20 @@
 /**
  * Start a multicast group.
  *
- * Will advertise the origin in the P2P overlay network under the respective
- * public key so that other peer can find this peer to join it.  Peers that
- * issue GNUNET_MULTICAST_member_join() can then transmit a join request to
- * either an existing group member or to the origin.  If the joining is
+ * Peers that issue GNUNET_MULTICAST_member_join() can transmit a join request
+ * to either an existing group member or to the origin.  If the joining is
  * approved, the member is cleared for @e replay and will begin to receive
  * messages transmitted to the group.  If joining is disapproved, the failed
  * candidate will be given a response.  Members in the group can send messages
- * to the origin (one at a time).
+ * to the origin.
  *
+ * TODO: This function could optionally offer to advertise the origin in the
+ * P2P overlay network(where?) under the respective public key so that other
+ * peers can find an alternate PeerId to join it. Higher level protocols may
+ * however provide other means of solving the problem of the offline host
+ * (see secushare specs about that) and therefore merely need a way to provide
+ * a list of possible PeerIds.
+ *
  * @param cfg
  *        Configuration to use.
  * @param priv_key