commit 41fe94ef15838d809552b239b04c2aa442e1c775 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> Date: Wed Jul 5 13:32:14 2017 -0400 Improve warning message to stop implying nickname reg is a thing. Closing ticket 20488. --- changes/ticket20488 | 5 +++++ src/or/nodelist.c | 8 +++----- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/changes/ticket20488 b/changes/ticket20488 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad1b874 --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/ticket20488 @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ + o Minor features (logging, UI): + - Improve the warning message for specifying a relay by nickname. + The previous message implied that nickname registration was still + part of the Tor network design, which it isn't. Closes ticket 20488. + diff --git a/src/or/nodelist.c b/src/or/nodelist.c index 070e2e9..851a84c 100644 --- a/src/or/nodelist.c +++ b/src/or/nodelist.c @@ -602,11 +602,9 @@ node_get_by_nickname,(const char *nickname, int warn_if_unnamed)) if (! node->name_lookup_warned) { base16_encode(fp, sizeof(fp), node->identity, DIGEST_LEN); log_warn(LD_CONFIG, - "You specified a server \"%s\" by name, but the directory " - "authorities do not have any key registered for this " - "nickname -- so it could be used by any server, not just " - "the one you meant. " - "To make sure you get the same server in the future, refer " + "You specified a relay \"%s\" by name, but nicknames can be " + "used by any relay, not just the one you meant. " + "To make sure you get the same relay in the future, refer " "to it by key, as \"$%s\".", nickname, fp); node->name_lookup_warned = 1; }