> <@aschmahmann:matrix.org> > does is just ask every node if they know any nodes with the content
> 
> more precisely it asks the DHT if anyone has advertised if they have content. If a node doesn't advertise for some reason then it won't show up there, but if you ask them directly for it they'll give it to you

by "the DHT" do you mean that the request gets forwarded forever?