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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2015-12-09 10:47:59 -0500
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2015-12-09 10:47:59 -0500
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(Default: 1)
[[ExtendAllowPrivateAddresses]] **ExtendAllowPrivateAddresses** **0**|**1**::
- When this option is enabled, Tor routers allow EXTEND request to
- localhost, RFC1918 addresses, and so on. This can create security issues;
- you should probably leave it off. (Default: 0)
+ When this option is enabled, Tor will connect to localhost, RFC1918
+ addresses, and so on. In particular, Tor will make direct connections, and
+ Tor routers allow EXTEND requests, to these private addresses. This can
+ create security issues; you should probably leave it off.
+ (Default: 0)
[[MaxMemInQueues]] **MaxMemInQueues** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**::
This option configures a threshold above which Tor will assume that it