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+Changes in version 0.2.3.6-alpha - 2011-10-??
+  o Major features:
+    - Implement a new handshake protocol for authenticating Tors to
+      each other over TLS. It should be more resistant to fingerprinting
+      than previous protocols, and should require less TLS hacking for
+      future Tor implementations. Implements Proposal 185.
+    - Allow variable-length padding cells to disguise the length of
+      Tor's TLS records. Implements part of Proposal 184.
+
+  o Major bugfixes (hidden services):
+    - Don't launch a useless circuit after failing to use one of a
+      hidden service's introduction points. Previously, we would
+      launch a new introduction circuit, but not set the hidden service
+      which that circuit was intended to connect to, so it would never
+      actually be used. A different piece of code would then create a
+      new introduction circuit correctly, so this bug was harmless until
+      it caused an assertion in the client-side part of the #3825 fix
+      to fail. Bug reported by katmagic and found by Sebastian Hahn.
+      Bugfix on 0.2.1.13-alpha; fixes bug 4212.
+    - When one of a hidden service's introduction points appears to be
+      unreachable, stop trying it. Previously, we would keep trying
+      to build circuits to the introduction point until we lost the
+      descriptor, usually because the user gave up and restarted Tor.
+      Partly fixes bug 3825.
+    - When an attempt to connect to a hidden service ends, consider
+      refetching its hidden service descriptors from each of the HSDir
+      relays responsible for them immediately. Previously, we would not
+      consider refetching the service's descriptors from each HSDir for
+      15 minutes after the last fetch; this behaviour was inconvenient
+      if the hidden service was not running during the first attempt,
+      for example. Bugfix on 0.2.0.18-alpha; fixes bug 3335.
+
+  o Major bugfixes (other):
+    - Don't update the AccountingSoftLimitHitAt state file entry whenever
+      tor gets started. This prevents a wrong average bandwidth
+      estimate, which would cause relays to always start a new accounting
+      interval at the earliest possible moment. Fixes bug 2003; bugfix
+      on 0.2.2.7-alpha.  Reported by BryonEldridge, who also helped
+      immensely in tracking this bug down.
+    - Fix a crash bug when changing node restrictions while a DNS lookup
+      is in-progress. Fixes bug 4259; bugfix on 0.2.2.25-alpha. Bugfix
+      by "Tey'".
+
+  o Minor bugfixes (on 0.2.3.x):
+    - Fix a bug in configure.in that kept it from building a configure
+      script with autoconf versions earlier than 2.61. Fixes bug 2430;
+      bugfix on 0.2.3.1-alpha.
+    - Don't warn users that they are exposing a client port to the
+      Internet if they have specified an RFC1918 address. Previously,
+      we would warn if the user had specified any non-loopback
+      address. Bugfix on 0.2.3.3-alpha. Fixes bug 4018; reported by Tas.
+
+  o Minor bugfixes (on 0.2.2.x and earlier):
+    - When one of a hidden service's introduction points times out,
+      consider trying it again during the next attempt to connect to
+      the HS. Previously, we would not try it again unless a newly
+      fetched descriptor contained it. Required by fixes for bugs
+      1297 and 3825.
+    - Rephrase the log message emitted if the TestSocks check is
+      successful. Patch from Fabian Keil; fixes bug 4094.
+    - Bridges now skip DNS self-tests, to act a little more stealthily.
+      Fixes bug 4201; bugfix on 0.2.0.3-alpha, which first introduced
+      bridges. Patch by "warms0x".
+    - When a hidden service turns an extra service-side introduction
+      circuit into a general-purpose circuit, free the rend_data and
+      intro_key fields first, so we won't leak memory if the circuit
+      is cannibalized for use as another service-side introduction
+      circuit. Bugfix on 0.2.1.7-alpha; fixes bug 4251.
+
+  o Minor features:
+    - The next version of Windows will be called Windows 8, and it has
+      a major version of 6, minor version of 2. Correctly identify that
+      version instead of calling it "Very recent version". Resolves
+      ticket 4153; reported by funkstar.
+    - The bridge authority now writes statistics on how many bridge
+      descriptors it gave out in total, and how many unique descriptors
+      it gave out. Implements ticket 4200.
+    - Update to the October 4 2011 Maxmind GeoLite Country database.
+
+  o Code simplifications and refactoring:
+    - Remove the ability to define TRACK_SERVED_TIME. The feature
+      wasn't used and is now outdated that microdescriptors are around.
+    - Rename Tor functions that turn strings into addresses, so that
+      "parse" indicates that no hostname resolution occurs, and
+      "lookup" indicates that hostname resolution may occur. This
+      should help prevent mistakes in the future. Fixes bug 3512.
+
+
 Changes in version 0.2.3.5-alpha - 2011-09-28
   Tor 0.2.3.5-alpha fixes two bugs that make it possible to enumerate
   bridge relays; fixes an assertion error that many users started hitting