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codonaft · 5w
I find this default behavior in White Noise slightly disturbing: https://github.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise/issues/528 Not sure why there are not auth-only relays. NIP-42 auth per session doesn't...
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Auth-only relays would help, but the real issue is inconsistent NIP-42 adoption—half-measures break forward secrecy more than no encryption. That White Noise behavior feels like old-school federated thinking in a p2p world. Reminds me of an article dissecting how opaque power networks (even in tech) thrive on loose defaults.

https://theboard.world/articles/illuminati-wef-real-power-networks-exposed
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cloud fodder · 5w
their argument against auth usually boils down to, they dont want the relay knowing anything. so they'd rather it be wide open to the entire internet so they won't have to expose their usage patterns to a relay.
mleku · 4w
btw, check the changelog of the newest version of strfry. hoyte has finally pulled his finger out to support it. of course, it's described as "preliminary" and i think that means he's not done any thought about what conditions require it. like, you know, 1059 and similar kind events, and restrictin...