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author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2005-09-23 20:44:22 +0000 |
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committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2005-09-23 20:44:22 +0000 |
commit | ebf6476e8e5e7c77ca0efa17656511cd8cda364f (patch) | |
tree | 81b2969ae15d0e30b7eb68922745bc2cca30f8c6 /doc | |
parent | 18a0a0e458801616d939ba5828df93f8c6e35436 (diff) | |
download | tor-ebf6476e8e5e7c77ca0efa17656511cd8cda364f.tar.gz tor-ebf6476e8e5e7c77ca0efa17656511cd8cda364f.zip |
Provide dire warnings to any users who set DirServer; move it out of torrc.sample and into torrc.complete.
svn:r5132
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2 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ N . Routerdesc download changes o Reset failure count every 60 minutes o Drop fallback to download-all. Also, always split download. - Only use a routerdesc if you recognize its hash. - - Must defer till dirservers are upgraded to latest. + - (Must defer till dirservers are upgraded to latest code, which + actually generates these hashes.) - Of course, authdirservers must not do this. - Should directory mirrors do something else entirely? - Use has_fetched_directory sanely, whatever that means. @@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ N . Routerdesc download changes - Call dirport_is_reachable from somewhere else. o Networkstatus should list who's an authority. - Add nickname element to dirserver line. Log this along with IP:Port. - - Warn when using non-default directory servers. + o Warn when using non-default directory servers. - When giving up on a non-finished dir request, log how many bytes dropped, to see whether it's worthwhile to use partial info. - Security diff --git a/doc/tor.1.in b/doc/tor.1.in index 1210d57c98..848d1b1464 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.in +++ b/doc/tor.1.in @@ -83,12 +83,17 @@ their current liveness status. A value of "0 seconds" tells Tor to choose an appropriate default. (Default: 1 hour for clients, 20 minutes for servers) .LP .TP -\fBDirServer \fR\fIaddress:port fingerprint\fP +\fBDirServer \fR[v1] \fIaddress:port fingerprint\fP Use a nonstandard authoritative directory server at the provided address and port, with the specified key fingerprint. This option can be repeated many times, for multiple authoritative directory -servers. If no \fBdirserver\fP line is given, Tor will use the default -directory servers: moria1, moria2, and tor26. +servers. If the "v1" option is provided, Tor will use this server as an +authority for old-style (v1) directories as well. (Only directory mirrors +care about this.) If no \fBdirserver\fP line is given, Tor will use the default +directory servers: moria1, moria2, and tor26. NOTE: this option is intended +for setting up a private Tor network with its own directory authorities. If +you use it, you will be distinguishable from other users, because you won't +believe the same authorities they do. .LP .TP \fBGroup \fR\fIGID\fP |