[Tech] Proposed Freenet MIME types

[Jerome Flesch]

> toad wrote:
> > I propose the following MIME types for Freenet:
> >
> > application/x-freenet-reference = .fref
> >
> > A Freenet darknet reference.
> >
> > application/x-freenet-index = .fridx
> >
> > A Freenet index file. There are two formats, we can detect which is in
> > use reasonably easily. The old format will be deprecated when Librarian
> > supports the new (XML-based) format (which is used by Thaw for indexes).
>
> Correct me if I'm mistaken; Thaw indexes are a list of files. Are there
> provisions for hierarchies of files within a single index? (Folders,
> Categories...). I think it would be useful.
>
http://wiki.freenetproject.org/AnotherFreenetIndexFormat
It doesn't allow to do a complete hierarchie, but you can use the tag <option 
name="category" value="[...]" /> to sort the files (I will probably do a list 
with the most common option names to avoid duplication). If you think a 
complete hierarchie would be usefull, we can update the specs.


> > application/x-freenet-blob = .fblob
> >
> > A Freenet "binary blob" file. This is a collection of node-level keys,
> > and possibly some user-level keys. It allows us to export a freesite to
> > a file, then reinsert it on another node, without having to know the
> > private SSK key.
>
> If the purpose of the blob is that specific, perhaps it would be better to
> reflect it in the MIME type. x-freenet-fsite i.e.
>
> > (The x- indicates that these are unofficial MIME types; if they were
> > ever registered they would lose the x-).
>
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Jerome Flesch.