commit e23a24a5c481805f1c8a4b4db04d7beee543f887 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Fri Nov 23 11:04:25 2012 -0500

Document stream purposes. Fixes 7508. --- control-spec.txt | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/control-spec.txt b/control-spec.txt index 5d12322..5574110 100644 --- a/control-spec.txt +++ b/control-spec.txt @@ -1432,7 +1432,18 @@

The "PURPOSE" field is provided only for NEW and NEWRESOLVE events, and only if extended events are enabled (see 3.19). Clients MUST accept - purposes not listed above. + purposes not listed above. The purposes above are defined as: + + "DIR_FETCH" -- This stream is generated internally to Tor for + fetching directory information. + "UPLOAD_DESC" -- Obsolete. + "DIR_UPLOAD" -- An internal stream for uploading information to + a directory authority. + "DIRPORT_TEST" -- A stream we're using to test our own directory + port to make sure it's reachable. + "DNS_REQUEST" -- A user-initiated DNS request. + "USER" -- This stream is handling user traffic, OR it's internal + to Tor, but it doesn't match one of the purposes above.

4.1.3. OR Connection status changed