Nov 25 - Dec 9
1. Waku spec 0.2 release:
- General style improvements.
- Fix ABNF grammar.
- Mailserver requesting/receiving.
- New packet codes: topic-interest (experimental), rate limits (experimental).
- More details on handshake modifications.
- Accounting for resources mode (experimental)
- Appendix with security considerations: scalablity and UX, privacy, and spam resistance.
- Appendix with implementation notes and implementation matrix across various clients with breakdown per capability.
- More details on handshake and parameters.
- Describe rate limits in more detail.
- More details on mailserver and mail client API.
- Accounting for resources mode (very experimental).
- Clarify differences with Whisper.
2. Client updates:
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nim-eth Waku mail client (WIP): https://github.com/status-im/nim-eth/pull/141
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status-go Waku service (WIP): https://github.com/status-im/status-go/pull/1715
3. Write-ups and general discussion:
See Fixing Whisper with Waku for a more detailed write-up with rationale and a theoretical scaling model for bandwidth usage.
Discussions: Transport-agnostic Waku, Forward compatiblity, and Stake Priority Based Queuing.
Bonus: Panini - live ABNF editor as a side project to validate ABNF grammars.