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that they are in the same \'family', Tor clients will not use them in the
same circuit. (Each server only needs to list the other servers in its
family; it doesn't need to list itself, but it won't hurt.) Do not list
- any bridge relay as it would compromise its concealment. When listing a
- node, it is preferable to do so as a fingerprint as opposed to a nickname
- as fingerprints are a more reliable mechanism for identifying a node.
+ any bridge relay as it would compromise its concealment.
+ +
+ When listing a node, it's better to list it by fingerprint than by
+ nickname: fingerprints are more reliable.
**Nickname** __name__::
Set the server's nickname to \'name'. Nicknames must be between 1 and 19