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-rw-r--r--doc/tor.1.txt5
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/changes/bug5259 b/changes/bug5259
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ o Documentation fixes:
+ - Clarify the behavior of MaxCircuitDirtiness with hidden service
+ circuits. Fix for issue 5259.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 25a440d1bb..5f10f68712 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -651,8 +651,9 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
**MaxCircuitDirtiness** __NUM__::
Feel free to reuse a circuit that was first used at most NUM seconds ago,
- but never attach a new stream to a circuit that is too old. (Default: 10
- minutes)
+ but never attach a new stream to a circuit that is too old. For hidden
+ services, this applies to the __last__ time a circuit was used, not the
+ first. (Default: 10 minutes)
**NodeFamily** __node__,__node__,__...__::
The Tor servers, defined by their identity fingerprints or nicknames,