[hippotat] / PROTOCOL

Server maintains a queue of outbound packets for each user

Packets which are older than MAX_QUEUE_TIME are discarded

Each incoming request to the server takes up to MAX_BATCH_DOWN bytes
from the queue and returns them as the POST response body payload

Each incoming request contains up to MAX_BATCH_UP bytes of payload.
It's a multipart/form-data.

Authentication: for now, plaintext password

Sever side configuration:
 Per user but normally global
  MAX_MAX_BATCH_DOWN MAX_MAX_QUEUE_TIME
 Global
  MTU
 Per user
  PASSWORD

Client side configuration;
 MAX_BATCH_DOWN MAX_QUEUE_TIME PASSWORD

Routing assistance: none needed; secnet polypath will DTRT

Client form parameters:
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3fba9787 IJ	1	Server maintains a queue of outbound packets for each user
	2
	3	Packets which are older than MAX_QUEUE_TIME are discarded
	4
	5	Each incoming request to the server takes up to MAX_BATCH_DOWN bytes
	6	from the queue and returns them as the POST response body payload
	7
	8	Each incoming request contains up to MAX_BATCH_UP bytes of payload.
	9	It's a multipart/form-data.
	10
	11	Authentication: for now, plaintext password
	12
	13	Sever side configuration:
	14	Per user but normally global
	15	MAX_MAX_BATCH_DOWN MAX_MAX_QUEUE_TIME
	16	Global
	17	MTU
	18	Per user
	19	PASSWORD
	20
	21	Client side configuration;
	22	MAX_BATCH_DOWN MAX_QUEUE_TIME PASSWORD
	23
	24	Routing assistance: none needed; secnet polypath will DTRT
	25
	26	Client form parameters:
	27	I MBD MQT P D