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And having the client do this kind of sorting might be inefficient as well. Could there be a way to create a designated filter on a particular relay that does the filtering without the client having to do the work, maybe something called a proxy relay or something. That way the client could 'connect' to multiple relays, but the proxy relay would gather exactly what the particular client wants to see and only transmits that data, nothing else.

PABLOF7z 1y ago

yeah, proxy relays are great

Last january I wrote one for myself while I was in Thailand with expensive data and it works great. This is the way to go for extreme situations like your friend.

The huge caveat is that the proxy is completely trusted.

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ben 1y ago

…which is fine when you run your own relay proxy. my damus client only connects to one relay, my self hosted proxy. minimal data usage, couldn’t be happier.

Ben Justman🍷 1y ago

damn. Ben is wicked smart

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ben 1y ago

can assure you, just another left curve pleb.

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Ben Justman🍷 1y ago

well said Ben

Chad Lupkes 1y ago

Yes, it would need to be. This might actually need a specialty client with a proxy server service built in that people could use. Something specifically designed for low bandwidth users.

PABLOF7z 1y ago

no, doesn't need that; any client, if instructed to not try to connect to anything else, would do.

UCantDoThatDotNet 1y ago

All we need is one proxy relay at each local friendly neighborhood bank.

PABLOF7z 1y ago

yup.

I think a proxy relay as a Fedi module makes a lot of sense since it's a very similar trust model

Chad Lupkes 1y ago

I may have used the wrong term. I'm looking at the settings in Primal, and it's showing a Caching Service. I'm not familiar enough with relays and caching services to be able to set one up, and neither is my friend. I'll have to explore this more so I can learn enough to talk to him about it.