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@@ -597,6 +597,14 @@ see tor-design.pdf.
cell to the next node in the circuit, and replies to the OP with a
RELAY_TRUNCATED cell.
+ [Note: If an OR receives a TRUNCATE cell and it has any RELAY cells
+ still queued on the circuit for the next node it will drop them
+ without sending them. This is not considered conformant behavior,
+ but it probably won't get fixed until a later version of Tor. Thus,
+ clients SHOULD NOT send a TRUNCATE cell to a node running any current
+ version of Tor if a) they have sent relay cells through that node,
+ and b) they aren't sure whether those cells have been sent on yes.]
+
When an unrecoverable error occurs along one connection in a
circuit, the nodes on either side of the connection should, if they
are able, act as follows: the node closer to the OP should send a