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-rw-r--r--doc/tor.1.txt12
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diff --git a/changes/bug25296_032 b/changes/bug25296_032
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+ o Minor bugfixes (documentation):
+ - Document that the PerConnBW{Rate,Burst} options will fall back to their
+ corresponding consensus parameters only if those parameters are
+ set. Previously we had claimed that these values would always be
+ set in the consensus. Fixes bug 25296; bugfix on 0.2.2.7-alpha.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
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@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
or other relays), because that is considered "client" activity. (Default: 0)
[[PerConnBWRate]] **PerConnBWRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**|**TBytes**|**KBits**|**MBits**|**GBits**|**TBits**::
- If set, do separate rate limiting for each connection from a non-relay.
- You should never need to change this value, since a network-wide value is
- published in the consensus and your relay will use that value. (Default: 0)
+ If this option is set manually, or via the "perconnbwrate" consensus
+ field, Tor will use it for separate rate limiting for each connection
+ from a non-relay. (Default: 0)
[[PerConnBWBurst]] **PerConnBWBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**|**TBytes**|**KBits**|**MBits**|**GBits**|**TBits**::
- If set, do separate rate limiting for each connection from a non-relay.
- You should never need to change this value, since a network-wide value is
- published in the consensus and your relay will use that value. (Default: 0)
+ If this option is set manually, or via the "perconnbwburst" consensus
+ field, Tor will use it for separate rate limiting for each connection
+ from a non-relay. (Default: 0)
[[ClientTransportPlugin]] **ClientTransportPlugin** __transport__ socks4|socks5 __IP__:__PORT__::
**ClientTransportPlugin** __transport__ exec __path-to-binary__ [options]::