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diff --git a/doc/spec/proposals/122-unnamed-flag.txt b/doc/spec/proposals/122-unnamed-flag.txt index 185480be01..6d3d8c639c 100644 --- a/doc/spec/proposals/122-unnamed-flag.txt +++ b/doc/spec/proposals/122-unnamed-flag.txt @@ -105,7 +105,27 @@ Status: Open We need more naming authorities, possibly with some kind of auto-naming feature. This is out-of-scope for this proposal -NM] -4. Other benefits: +4. Changes to the v2 directory + + Previously v2 authorities that had a binding for a server named Bob did + not list any other server named Bob. This will change too: + + Version 2 authorities will start listing all routers they know about, + whether they conflict with a name-binding or not: Servers for which + this authority has a binding will continue to be marked Named, + additionally all other servers of that will be listed without the + Named flag (i.e. there will be no Unnamed flag in v2 status documents). + + Clients already should handle having a named Bob alongside unnamed + Bobs correctly, and having the unnamed Bobs in the status file even + without the named server is no worse than the curren status quo where + clients learn about those severs from other authorities. + + The benefit of this is that an authority's opinion on a server like + Guard, Stable, Fast etc. can now be learned by clients even if that + specific authority has reserved that server's name for somebody else. + +5. Other benefits: This new flag will allow people to operate servers that happen to have the same nickname as somebody who registered their server two years ago |