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%ames
Our networking protocol.
%ames is the name of both our network and the vane that communicates
over it. When Unix receives a packet over the correct UDP port, it pipes
it straight into %ames for handling. Also, all packets sent over the
%ames network are sent by the %ames vane. Apps and vanes may use
%ames to directly send messages to other ships. In general, apps use
gall and clay to communicate with other ships rather than using %ames
directly, but this isn't a requirement. Of course, gall and clay use
%ames behind the scenes to communicate across the network. These are
the only two vanes that use %ames.
%ames includes several significant components. Although the actual
crypto algorithms are defined in zuse, they're used extensively in
%ames for encrypting and decrypting packets. Congestion control and
routing is handled entirely in %ames. Finally, the actual %ames
protocol itself, including how to route incoming packets to the correct
vane or app, is defined in %ames.