[tor-bugs] #6489 [Tor Client]: limit incoming / outgoing Tor client traffic / bandwidth

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#6489: limit incoming / outgoing Tor client traffic / bandwidth
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 Reporter:  proper         |          Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Client     |        Version:     
 Keywords:  documentation  |         Parent:     
   Points:                 |   Actualpoints:     
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Changes (by rransom):

  * keywords:  => documentation


Comment:

 The BandwidthRate and BandwidthBurst options limit client bandwidth.  The
 man page description of RelayBandwidthRate hints at this, but this fact is
 not well-documented.

 The accounting options currently limit client traffic.  Many people want
 that behaviour changed (so that the accounting options don't affect client
 traffic); there may be one or more tickets open for that change.

 The documentation for Bandwidth* certainly should be improved (to mention
 that it affects all non-local traffic to/from a Tor instance).  If you
 want to ensure that traffic accounting options which cover client traffic
 remain available, they should be explicitly documented as affecting all
 non-local traffic as well.  (The definition of ‘local’ is somewhat
 configurable, and I don't know what the default is; look at the options
 tweaked by TestingTorNetwork.)

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