DataWraith's dashboard

First of all, thanks to DataWraith for that link as it answers alot of questions.

So I have a couple of questions:
1) Since SHA-256 is used, what is the likelyhood of 2 different files to be mistaken for the same file? When I store something that appears to be identical to another file then my file just references the other file but the other file could potentially be different so my exact file might not be backed up. So how do I know that my exact file is really backed up?

2) from my understanding, the Wuala team could store a list of digital fingerprints (if they wanted) for files which could be used to identify what I'm actually storing in my private folders. For example, I don't back up my CDs but if I did and if the Wuala team stored a digital fingerprint of the same CD then this could potentially be used (and possibly provided to 3rd parties) to show that I might be engaging in illegal activities. 3rd parties could easily provide the Wuala team these digital fingerprints in order to identify users that might be infringing on copyrights. Am I understanding this correctly?

Thanks,

Determinant

They are. But suppose I create a private group named Child Porn. It violates terms and policies and, even though the group is private, it must be taken down.
I can also create a private group named "Daisies and Butterflies" and use it to share child pornography. In that case, nobody would know that the group is illegal except the members. So, if any of the members can prove that the group is sharing illegal files and if he/she reports it (obviously the report must be well fundamented) the group could also be taken down.

Wuala's administrators must be able to block groups/users/files if they violate Wuala's policy.

Hello Wuala team!

Please explain the new policy where it says
"We have added a feature that allows us to block private groups if necessary (e.g. if a group has been founded for a purpose that violates our terms and policies)."

I thought my private groups/data are private ??

This thread my be relevant: http://getsatisfaction.com/wuala/topi...

Luzius explains how Wuala stores files and what Wuala / other people can find out about your files.

Ok, that would be a small homepage, but still possible I guess! :) – Bugreport, on September 04, 2008 13:51

less than 300KB – Roger, on September 04, 2008 13:33

Well, the machine IDs already have to be tied to my account somehow... otherwise it wouldn't be possible to earn storage on multiple machines! – Bugreport, on September 02, 2008 18:23

I also thought this when I saw the Tech Talk because I also have a server sharing space and 2 other computers for uploading/downloading only. I think most of the people who have a lot of space have servers and this system really doesn't reward them...
But I don't know if there's an easy solution. It would be kind of hard for wuala to know which computers do you own.. :)

With "small" meaning...? <1><5MB? Would be enough to host a small website in Wuala - but you pay for it! ;-) – Bugreport, on September 02, 2008 10:38

This is about direct http access to public files, which means that nobody would be prompted for login information. – nmat, on September 01, 2008 15:02

Roger
You could limit that to registered users of wuala, they can directly download all others must go through the "Start" button.

We might offer direct download of small files in the future.

But it would still require a lot of server space... – nmat, on August 31, 2008 23:33

Wuala cache's files (Which raises questions as to why you are not just storing local)

I also thought of this idea, but after all it comes down to the traffic which would be gigantic because first the "web service" (apache + wuala, etc.) would have to download the file from the wuala network and then serve it over the http. so for 1 GB there would be 2 GB traffic. Then, if a second user requests the same file, there would be 4 GB traffic, unless the apache caches the files (which would need a lot of server space)
If the team adds proxy support, I think it would be very easy for everybody just to start wuala to access the public files.

Well, storage is _very_cheap nowadays, but traffic is not! But if you want to set up such a service yourself I'm sure the Developers are going to help you in every possible way! :) – Bugreport, on August 30, 2008 19:06

Or maybe you lay Wuala nicely on the server, i dont know. – Deathbob, on August 30, 2008 17:29

The only way i see this happening is one of 2 ways:
Offical way:
The ability to forward a second port to your wuala instance that runs a very simple http server. With the possibility of some kind of "uptime bonus".
Wuala servers could act as a manager issuing 303 See Other.
There would be a limit on size.

Unoffical way:
You throw wuala on a web server and configure Apache to serve the mount point for FSI.