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nostr:npub108pv4cg5ag52nq082kd5leu9ffrn2gdg6g4xdwatn73y36uzplmq9uyev6 nostr:npub1u83gudwdfwjngz5eqxkrnpvsuydvqwjxwz0majvehqrh62804hfq8yr2s5 nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z >Nostr works a lot better for sharing content, as long as the events are small enough and can be represented as text. It will get replicated and served relatively quickly.

nostr has implicit time expiration. if I were running a relay I'd purge 3m old or greater posts. if it were under load I'd clear every week, day, or even hours if it were bad. that's *terrible* for a file transfer protocol. it's good for social media where there's no concern about whether content actually reaches their destination.

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Vitor Pamplona 2y ago

I think you are just speculating. If you had a relay, you would know that behavior would just drive people away and your relay would not be used that much anymore. It's better to offer options to pay for longer storage if it gets to that point.

The proof is that every event in Nostr is still fully recoverable, even the ones from 2 years ago. Even large ones.

On top of that, people that want to put up a website are more than happy to pay for the storage. All they want is to not be held hostage by the provider. And Nostr gives them that. They can pay for 5-10 relays in different countries for a cheaper amount than they would pay for CDNs today.

Either way, we will see what will happen.

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rees 2y ago

nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z nostr:npub1u83gudwdfwjngz5eqxkrnpvsuydvqwjxwz0majvehqrh62804hfq8yr2s5 nostr:npub108pv4cg5ag52nq082kd5leu9ffrn2gdg6g4xdwatn73y36uzplmq9uyev6 no offense but this sounds ridiculous. like trying to run a protocol on a free VPS tier. you're just running off the goodwill of others and the second spammers come along the party is over. have fun with that.

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Vitor Pamplona 2y ago

We will see what happens.

It looks like all you want is the free layer. And that's not what I am talking about.