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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2017-10-23 10:38:19 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2017-10-24 19:26:24 -0400
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Tweak the documentation for BridgeDistribution
Note that it will have no effect yet; note that the default is "any".
-rw-r--r--changes/feature183295
-rw-r--r--doc/tor.1.txt7
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/changes/feature18329 b/changes/feature18329
index 7fdb659e82..f534c76145 100644
--- a/changes/feature18329
+++ b/changes/feature18329
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
- Bridge relays can now set the BridgeDistribution config option to
add a "bridge-distribution-request" line to their bridge descriptor,
which tells BridgeDB how they'd like their bridge address to be
- given out. Implements tickets 18329.
+ given out. (Note that as of Oct 2017, BridgeDB does not yet implement
+ this feature.) As a side benefit, this feature provides a way
+ to distinguish bridge descriptors from non-bridge descriptors.
+ Implements tickets 18329.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 7da5ba3fe1..52e81860bb 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -1651,7 +1651,12 @@ is non-zero):
If set along with BridgeRelay, Tor will include a new line in its
bridge descriptor which indicates to the BridgeDB service how it
would like its bridge address to be given out. Set it to "none" if
- you want BridgeDB to avoid distributing your bridge address.
+ you want BridgeDB to avoid distributing your bridge address, or "any" to
+ let BridgeDB decide. (Default: any)
+ +
+ Note: as of Oct 2017, the BridgeDB part of this option is not yet
+ implemented. Until BridgeDB is updated to obey this option, your
+ bridge will make this request, but it will not (yet) be obeyed.
[[ContactInfo]] **ContactInfo** __email_address__::
Administrative contact information for this relay or bridge. This line