To: Retro Guy
On 09/20/2017 02:08 AM, Retro Guy wrote:

Now that reading and posting to FMS is working, I'd like to explain some
things about how it works and how that causes some things to look like
it's not working properly. Here it is in faq form:

Q: When I made my first post to FMS, it took like 3 days before anyone
responded.

A: The first time you post in the Freenet forum, an FMS "Identity" is
created for you. This identity cannot be seen by other FMS users until
it is "announced". I have automated a way to announce identities, but it
is no faster than the manual way intended by the FMS creators.

This "delay" is by design. It is meant to avoid the problems in
Freenet's Frost forums, where spam and dos are a way of life. The
thought is that if you have to put a lot of effort into creating an
identity, it won't be worth the effort. Also, identities can be blocked
by users if/when they see you spamming the forums.

So, you just have to wait maybe 12-48 hours or so for you first post to
be seen in FMS.

Q: Does every post take so long to show up in FMS?

A: No. The more you post after your first post, it gets much quicker.
You may eventually start to see replies even within an hour after a
while, unless you're a spammer, then you'll just get blocked.

Q: Why are all my posts double posts in the Freenet forums?

A: When you post, the forum software you're posting in saves, shows and
propagates your post to the rest of the network. When you eventually see
the second copy of your post, you then know that it has been shown in
FMS because you now "see" it (it was actually returned from Freenet).

This will not change, it's a technical matter of how we integrate into
the Freenet FMS forum software.

Q: What do you mean, my "Identity"

A: An "Identity" in FMS is basically your username. Every username is
different, and yours is yours (see important info in next answer). This
is not you, it's just the name you use to post.

Q: Are my posts anonymous?

A: Somewhat. If you connect to the rocksolid network within Tor or I2P,
it is as anonymous as those networks. Then it is passed into Freenet,
and still you are somewhat anonymous.

Unless you give away personal information or hints, it's somewhat
anonymous.

It will be clear to anyone paying attention that you are posting via the
rocksolid network, due to TOS for the network that require each node to
identify itself (which node it is) in every post. This node identity
will ride along with your post.

ALSO, AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Your identity is not secure to you
only, as it would be if you create it yourself and post directly into
FMS. The operator of RetroBBS (Retro Guy, aka me), makes this
integration between networks possible for rocksolid, and has no real
choice but to end up with access to your FMS identity. I have no
interest in posting as you, but you should be aware that I could. I want
users to be fully aware of this. I will never compromise your
"identity", but it would be unfair of me to not make it clear that it is
accessible to me.

I hope this answers some questions about posting in FMS (Freenet),

Retro Guy

Anonymous posting has been enabled on RetroBBS II. If you post without logging in, your post will appear in FMS (and everywhere else) as 'Anonymous'.

Retro Guy
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Now that reading and posting to FMS is working, I'd like to explain some things about how it works and how that causes some things to look like it's not working properly. Here it is in faq form:

Q: When I made my first post to FMS, it took like 3 days before anyone responded.

A: The first time you post in the Freenet forum, an FMS "Identity" is created for you. This identity cannot be seen by other FMS users until it is "announced". I have automated a way to announce identities, but it is no faster than the manual way intended by the FMS creators.

This "delay" is by design. It is meant to avoid the problems in Freenet's Frost forums, where spam and dos are a way of life. The thought is that if you have to put a lot of effort into creating an identity, it won't be worth the effort. Also, identities can be blocked by users if/when they see you spamming the forums.

So, you just have to wait maybe 12-48 hours or so for you first post to be seen in FMS.

Q: Does every post take so long to show up in FMS?

A: No. The more you post after your first post, it gets much quicker. You may eventually start to see replies even within an hour after a while, unless you're a spammer, then you'll just get blocked.

Q: Why are all my posts double posts in the Freenet forums?

A: When you post, the forum software you're posting in saves, shows and propagates your post to the rest of the network. When you eventually see the second copy of your post, you then know that it has been shown in FMS because you now "see" it (it was actually returned from Freenet).

This will not change, it's a technical matter of how we integrate into the Freenet FMS forum software.

Q: What do you mean, my "Identity"

A: An "Identity" in FMS is basically your username. Every username is different, and yours is yours (see important info in next answer). This is not you, it's just the name you use to post.

Q: Are my posts anonymous?

A: Somewhat. If you connect to the rocksolid network within Tor or I2P, it is as anonymous as those networks. Then it is passed into Freenet, and still you are somewhat anonymous.

Unless you give away personal information or hints, it's somewhat anonymous.

It will be clear to anyone paying attention that you are posting via the rocksolid network, due to TOS for the network that require each node to identify itself (which node it is) in every post. This node identity will ride along with your post.

ALSO, AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Your identity is not secure to you only, as it would be if you create it yourself and post directly into FMS. The operator of RetroBBS (Retro Guy, aka me), makes this integration between networks possible for rocksolid, and has no real choice but to end up with access to your FMS identity. I have no interest in posting as you, but you should be aware that I could. I want users to be fully aware of this. I will never compromise your "identity", but it would be unfair of me to not make it clear that it is accessible to me.

I hope this answers some questions about posting in FMS (Freenet),

Retro Guy

 > Now that reading and posting to FMS is working, I'd like to explain some
 > things about how it works and how that causes some things to look like
 > it's not working properly. Here it is in faq form:

 > Q: When I made my first post to FMS, it took like 3 days before anyone
 > responded.

 > A: The first time you post in the Freenet forum, an FMS "Identity" is
 > created for you. This identity cannot be seen by other FMS users until
 > it is "announced". I have automated a way to announce identities, but it
 > is no faster than the manual way intended by the FMS creators.

 > This "delay" is by design. It is meant to avoid the problems in
 > Freenet's Frost forums, where spam and dos are a way of life. The
 > thought is that if you have to put a lot of effort into creating an
 > identity, it won't be worth the effort. Also, identities can be blocked
 > by users if/when they see you spamming the forums.

 > So, you just have to wait maybe 12-48 hours or so for you first post to
 > be seen in FMS.

 > Q: Does every post take so long to show up in FMS?

 > A: No. The more you post after your first post, it gets much quicker.
 > You may eventually start to see replies even within an hour after a
 > while, unless you're a spammer, then you'll just get blocked.

 > Q: Why are all my posts double posts in the Freenet forums?

 > A: When you post, the forum software you're posting in saves, shows and
 > propagates your post to the rest of the network. When you eventually see
 > the second copy of your post, you then know that it has been shown in
 > FMS because you now "see" it (it was actually returned from Freenet).

 > This will not change, it's a technical matter of how we integrate into
 > the Freenet FMS forum software.

 > Q: What do you mean, my "Identity"

 > A: An "Identity" in FMS is basically your username. Every username is
 > different, and yours is yours (see important info in next answer). This
 > is not you, it's just the name you use to post.

 > Q: Are my posts anonymous?

 > A: Somewhat. If you connect to the rocksolid network within Tor or I2P,
 > it is as anonymous as those networks. Then it is passed into Freenet,
 > and still you are somewhat anonymous.

 > Unless you give away personal information or hints, it's somewhat anonymous.

 > It will be clear to anyone paying attention that you are posting via the
 > rocksolid network, due to TOS for the network that require each node to
 > identify itself (which node it is) in every post. This node identity
 > will ride along with your post.

 > ALSO, AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Your identity is not secure to you
 > only, as it would be if you create it yourself and post directly into
 > FMS. The operator of RetroBBS (Retro Guy, aka me), makes this
 > integration between networks possible for rocksolid, and has no real
 > choice but to end up with access to your FMS identity. I have no
 > interest in posting as you, but you should be aware that I could. I want
 > users to be fully aware of this. I will never compromise your
 > "identity", but it would be unfair of me to not make it clear that it is
 > accessible to me.

 > I hope this answers some questions about posting in FMS (Freenet),

 > Retro Guy
Thanks for the explanation, this is clear. You have increased the number of
groups a lot, right ? Any more to come, or will that be it ?

On 09/20/2017 07:11 PM, wed wrote:

 > Now that reading and posting to FMS is working, I'd like to explain some
 > things about how it works and how that causes some things to look like
 > it's not working properly. Here it is in faq form:

 > Q: When I made my first post to FMS, it took like 3 days before anyone
 > responded.

 > A: The first time you post in the Freenet forum, an FMS "Identity" is
 > created for you. This identity cannot be seen by other FMS users until
 > it is "announced". I have automated a way to announce identities, but it
 > is no faster than the manual way intended by the FMS creators.

 > This "delay" is by design. It is meant to avoid the problems in
 > Freenet's Frost forums, where spam and dos are a way of life. The
 > thought is that if you have to put a lot of effort into creating an
 > identity, it won't be worth the effort. Also, identities can be blocked
 > by users if/when they see you spamming the forums.

 > So, you just have to wait maybe 12-48 hours or so for you first post to
 > be seen in FMS.

 > Q: Does every post take so long to show up in FMS?

 > A: No. The more you post after your first post, it gets much quicker.
 > You may eventually start to see replies even within an hour after a
 > while, unless you're a spammer, then you'll just get blocked.

 > Q: Why are all my posts double posts in the Freenet forums?

 > A: When you post, the forum software you're posting in saves, shows and
 > propagates your post to the rest of the network. When you eventually see
 > the second copy of your post, you then know that it has been shown in
 > FMS because you now "see" it (it was actually returned from Freenet).

 > This will not change, it's a technical matter of how we integrate into
 > the Freenet FMS forum software.

 > Q: What do you mean, my "Identity"

 > A: An "Identity" in FMS is basically your username. Every username is
 > different, and yours is yours (see important info in next answer). This
 > is not you, it's just the name you use to post.

 > Q: Are my posts anonymous?

 > A: Somewhat. If you connect to the rocksolid network within Tor or I2P,
 > it is as anonymous as those networks. Then it is passed into Freenet,
 > and still you are somewhat anonymous.

 > Unless you give away personal information or hints, it's somewhat anonymous.

 > It will be clear to anyone paying attention that you are posting via the
 > rocksolid network, due to TOS for the network that require each node to
 > identify itself (which node it is) in every post. This node identity
 > will ride along with your post.

 > ALSO, AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Your identity is not secure to you
 > only, as it would be if you create it yourself and post directly into
 > FMS. The operator of RetroBBS (Retro Guy, aka me), makes this
 > integration between networks possible for rocksolid, and has no real
 > choice but to end up with access to your FMS identity. I have no
 > interest in posting as you, but you should be aware that I could. I want
 > users to be fully aware of this. I will never compromise your
 > "identity", but it would be unfair of me to not make it clear that it is
 > accessible to me.

 > I hope this answers some questions about posting in FMS (Freenet),

 > Retro Guy
Thanks for the explanation, this is clear. You have increased the number of
groups a lot, right ? Any more to come, or will that be it ?

I'd like to put together a list of any group changes so you and I can consider them. I need to read through the list in FMS and see what else we might add.

I'd like to keep a full list of rocksolid groups for us and any nodes to reference, and keep that list up to date.

 > On 09/20/2017 07:11 PM, wed wrote:
 > >  > Now that reading and posting to FMS is working, I'd like to explain
 > >  > some things about how it works and how that causes some things to look
 > >  > like it's not working properly. Here it is in faq form:

 > >  > Q: When I made my first post to FMS, it took like 3 days before anyone
 > >  > responded.

 > >  > A: The first time you post in the Freenet forum, an FMS "Identity" is
 > >  > created for you. This identity cannot be seen by other FMS users until
 > >  > it is "announced". I have automated a way to announce identities, but
 > >  > it is no faster than the manual way intended by the FMS creators.

 > >  > This "delay" is by design. It is meant to avoid the problems in
 > >  > Freenet's Frost forums, where spam and dos are a way of life. The
 > >  > thought is that if you have to put a lot of effort into creating an
 > >  > identity, it won't be worth the effort. Also, identities can be blocked
 > >  > by users if/when they see you spamming the forums.

 > >  > So, you just have to wait maybe 12-48 hours or so for you first post to
 > >  > be seen in FMS.

 > >  > Q: Does every post take so long to show up in FMS?

 > >  > A: No. The more you post after your first post, it gets much quicker.
 > >  > You may eventually start to see replies even within an hour after a
 > >  > while, unless you're a spammer, then you'll just get blocked.

 > >  > Q: Why are all my posts double posts in the Freenet forums?

 > >  > A: When you post, the forum software you're posting in saves, shows and
 > >  > propagates your post to the rest of the network. When you eventually
 > >  > see the second copy of your post, you then know that it has been shown
 > >  > in
 > >  > FMS because you now "see" it (it was actually returned from Freenet).

 > >  > This will not change, it's a technical matter of how we integrate into
 > >  > the Freenet FMS forum software.

 > >  > Q: What do you mean, my "Identity"

 > >  > A: An "Identity" in FMS is basically your username. Every username is
 > >  > different, and yours is yours (see important info in next answer). This
 > >  > is not you, it's just the name you use to post.

 > >  > Q: Are my posts anonymous?

 > >  > A: Somewhat. If you connect to the rocksolid network within Tor or I2P,
 > >  > it is as anonymous as those networks. Then it is passed into Freenet,
 > >  > and still you are somewhat anonymous.

 > >  > Unless you give away personal information or hints, it's somewhat
 > >  > anonymous.

 > >  > It will be clear to anyone paying attention that you are posting via
 > >  > the rocksolid network, due to TOS for the network that require each
 > >  > node to identify itself (which node it is) in every post. This node
 > >  > identity
 > >  > will ride along with your post.

 > >  > ALSO, AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Your identity is not secure to you
 > >  > only, as it would be if you create it yourself and post directly into
 > >  > FMS. The operator of RetroBBS (Retro Guy, aka me), makes this
 > >  > integration between networks possible for rocksolid, and has no real
 > >  > choice but to end up with access to your FMS identity. I have no
 > >  > interest in posting as you, but you should be aware that I could. I
 > >  > want users to be fully aware of this. I will never compromise your
 > >  > "identity", but it would be unfair of me to not make it clear that it
 > >  > is accessible to me.

 > >  > I hope this answers some questions about posting in FMS (Freenet),

 > >  > Retro Guy
 > > Thanks for the explanation, this is clear. You have increased the number
 > > of groups a lot, right ? Any more to come, or will that be it ?

 > I'd like to put together a list of any group changes so you and I can
 > consider them. I need to read through the list in FMS and see what else
 > we might add.

 > I'd like to keep a full list of rocksolid groups for us and any nodes to
 > reference, and keep that list up to date.

Sounds good to me. Why not put that in a thread in retrobbs, that can be
updated each there is a change ?