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The blastr model forces all relays to scale vertically. It papers over the failure of clients to properly implement gossip (or whatever else is necessary to find notes) by replicating content hundreds of times.
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HoloKat 2y ago

So bad for relays?

It sounds appealing from a user perspective - increase reach

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elsat 2y ago

Unintended consequence: all relays carrying all notes will force less capitalized relays to close. This is a centralizing force.

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hodlbod 2y ago

It's a bad solution to a real problem. Better options:

- Clients should be smarter about following hints/relay lists to find stuff

- Indexing/search services could be used to help find notes (DVMs would keep this less centralized)

- Relays should protect themselves from blastr or rent-free people using AUTH. This would force devs to create better solutions for helping users select and pay for relays.