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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2003-06-14 03:35:02 +0000
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2003-06-14 03:35:02 +0000
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Add comment about hostnames; all else looks reasonable as discussed
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@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@
"moria.mit.edu.onion5gfmjsda-ckd5" (adding 13 characters plus the
separator).
+ [I thought we were going to do something more like "56fmjsda-ckd5.onion",
+ leaving off moria.mit.edu. This would have the advantage of not confusing
+ users if the domain name part ('moria.mit.edu') doesn't match the key.
+
+ Also, having a separate onion 'virtual TLD' is kinda more in the spirit
+ of DNS as it stands. -NM]
+
Alice's onion proxy examines hostnames and recognizes when they're
destined for a hidden server. If so, it decodes the PK, looks it up in
the DHT, chooses and connects to a meeting place, chooses and connects