Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Sun Nov 23 22:22:04 2008 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id mAO6M4Rl024269 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:22:04 -0800 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id mAO6KLGN031451 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:20:21 -0800 Message-Id: <200811240620.mAO6KLGN031451@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs551@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Re: CS551: Final Project 2 : FileID Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:20:21 -0800 From: Bill Cheng Someone wrote: > The Spec says: > "A FileID distinguishes one copy of X from another copy of X. Since FileID > only matters when a user enters a get user > command, > you only need to create a FileID if a corresponding search reply was > created. " > But is it okay if we create the fileID every time we store a file in > SERVANT? Sure! I've mentioned that in my message with timestamp "Sat 22 Nov 08:31". > so say when i receive a store request and if i am caching that file, can i > generate a file id for that file ? or is the above statement a strict > constraint ? You can do it either way. > Also, the one time password, is also to be created everytime we store a file > in permanent or cache space ? > when can be a scenario where we dont create a one time password ? Only when you *initiate* a STORE, you need to create a one-time password. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu