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If he sends you his public key (npub) you can pretty reliably find him. Depending on your client it might automatically check for relays where he is already publishing and add it to your list of relays on Nostr.
For search/namespace stuff I usually use https://nostr.band. There are various services that try to aggregate all the people/notes they can find across all the relays they know about.
Cool, thank you!
Question concerning storage space in the network: I understand the pure text communication is very efficient and relays can provide this with use of very little resources. But since there are no centralized servers, all data has to be provided by the relays.
What about pictures and videos? If I start spamming loads of data, will relays start banning me at some point?
Does anyone who runs a relay need to set and adapt the rules that his or her relay follows?
Thank you for your time š
Thanks for explaining! Soā¦letās say I want to check if my friend āDaveā is on nostr. On other platforms he goes by some handle ā@CoolDaveā. I go ahead and type variations of his name/handle into the search field but get no results that appear to be him.
Is it still possible that he is active with his name/handle, but I canāt find him in āmyā part of nostr?
How closely would our relays have to be located (direct connection, 1 hop, several hops) for him to appear in my search results?
If he sends me his public key via text, will I find him no matter how āfarā we are apart?
Beginner Questions: How do Relais work?
If I am connected to only one relay, do I only get a glimpse of the nostrverse? Like looking through one window of a house?
Or is it all about trust, meaning Iām getting all my info through one contact and so I should connect to several Relais or maybe even run my own?
Can Relais be compared to bitcoin full nodes?
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thx! First & only social media app I participate in, curious what it will become
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Hello World
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