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@@ -25,16 +25,19 @@ Configuration:
if DirPort is set. If it is 1, then we act as a directory cache
according to same rules as those used for nodes that set a
DirPort. If it is "auto", then Tor decides whether to act as a
- directory cache.
+ directory cache based on some future intelligent algorithm. "Auto"
+ should be the new default.
Advertising cache status:
Nodes which are running as a directory cache but which do not have
a DirPort set, or which do not have a working DirPort, should set
the entry "dir-cache 1" in their router descriptors and give their
- directory port as 0 in their router lines. (Nodes which have a
- working directory port advertise it as usual, and do not include
- a "dir-cache" line. Implementations should accept and ignore
+ directory port as 0 in their router lines. (Nodes that have a
+ working directory port advertise it as usual, and do not include a
+ "dir-cache" line. Nodes that do not serve directory information
+ should set their directory port to 0, and not include any
+ dir-cache line. Implementations should accept and ignore
dir-cache lines with values other than "dir-cache 1".)
Consensus: