Nostr Web Client

Sometimes my client has to go "find" a note from a random relay, often because my relay got the "re-tweet"/reply but not the original. There's no reason a relay should be needed for this operation, a DHT like a magnet link or IPFS would work fine. I assume event IDs aren't hashes, but given that they are signed, you have a similar way to verify authenticity of the note.

52a6c2a7... 9mo ago 💬 2

event ids are hashes

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makeasnek 9mo ago

well then, guess we don't need relays to store them, only to keep track of their existence. And storage/delivery can be done by nostr relays, fully P2P, via DHT, IPFS, or any other hash-based storage table.

vinney...axkl 9mo ago 💬 2

interesting points, but if I'm being brutally honest your improvement suggestions have to be taken with a grain of salt given that you're not really up to speed on the protocol... fair?

makeasnek 9mo ago

fair enough. I've just seen plenty of fully-functional P2P protocols over the years and don't think centralizing around relays is necessary or good. I love a lot about nostr, but not that part.

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

for what its worth, I also prefer true p2p networks where each user has/is a node/server.

but I have an even stronger preference for open protocols and I haven't yet seen a p2p network that a considerable number of people care about and use daily that is ALSO built as an open protocol.

I have some ideas for slowly increasing the ratio of relays:npubs on nostr... it might not ever get to 1:1