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diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index d2687177bb..29d99b85af 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -292,7 +292,12 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS **DataDirectory** __DIR__:: Store working data in DIR (Default: @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor) -**DirServer** [__nickname__] [**flags**] __address__:__port__ __fingerprint__:: +**FallbackDir** __address__:__port__ orport=__port__ id=__fingerprint__ [weight=__num__]:: + When we're unable to connect to any directory cache for directory info + (usually because we don't know about any yet) we try a FallbackDir. + By default, the directory authorities are also FallbackDirs. + +**DirAuthority** [__nickname__] [**flags**] __address__:__port__ __fingerprint__:: Use a nonstandard authoritative directory server at the provided address and port, with the specified key fingerprint. This option can be repeated many times, for multiple authoritative directory servers. Flags are @@ -305,16 +310,24 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS flag is set, or if the "v1" flag is set and the "no-hs" flag is **not** set. Tor will use this authority as a bridge authoritative directory if the "bridge" flag is set. If a flag "orport=**port**" is given, Tor will use the - given port when opening encrypted tunnels to the dirserver. Lastly, if a + given port when opening encrypted tunnels to the dirserver. If a flag + "weight=**num**" is given, then the directory server is chosen randomly + with probability proportional to that weight (default 1.0). Lastly, if a flag "v3ident=**fp**" is given, the dirserver is a v3 directory authority whose v3 long-term signing key has the fingerprint **fp**. + + - If no **dirserver** line is given, Tor will use the default directory - servers. NOTE: this option is intended for setting up a private Tor + If no **DirAuthority** line is given, Tor will use the default directory + authorities. NOTE: this option is intended for setting up a private Tor network with its own directory authorities. If you use it, you will be distinguishable from other users, because you won't believe the same authorities they do. +**DirAuthorityFallbackRate** __NUM__:: + When configured to use both directory authorities and fallback + directories, the directory authorities also work as fallbacks. They are + chosen with their regular weights, multiplied by this number, which + should be 1.0 or less. (Default: 1.0) + **DynamicDHGroups** **0**|**1**:: If this option is set to 1, when running as a server, generate our own Diffie-Hellman group instead of using the one from Apache's mod_ssl. @@ -326,7 +339,7 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS **AlternateHSAuthority** [__nickname__] [**flags**] __address__:__port__ __fingerprint__ + **AlternateBridgeAuthority** [__nickname__] [**flags**] __address__:__port__ __ fingerprint__:: - These options behave as DirServer, but they replace fewer of the + These options behave as DirAuthority, but they replace fewer of the default directory authorities. Using AlternateDirAuthority replaces the default Tor directory authorities, but leaves the default hidden service authorities and bridge authorities in @@ -1122,12 +1135,6 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if regular router descriptors. Tor does not use this information for anything itself; to save bandwidth, leave this option turned off. (Default: 0) -**FallbackNetworkstatusFile** __FILENAME__:: - If Tor doesn't have a cached networkstatus file, it starts out using this - one instead. Even if this file is out of date, Tor can still use it to - learn about directory mirrors, so it doesn't need to put load on the - authorities. (Default: None) - **WarnPlaintextPorts** __port__,__port__,__...__:: Tells Tor to issue a warnings whenever the user tries to make an anonymous connection to one of these ports. This option is designed to alert users |