[or-cvs] r14687: Clarification/explanation patch for specs, from Killerchicke (in tor/trunk: . doc/spec)

[nickm at seul.org]

Author: nickm
Date: 2008-05-21 16:22:43 -0400 (Wed, 21 May 2008)
New Revision: 14687

Modified:
   tor/trunk/
   tor/trunk/doc/spec/control-spec.txt
   tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt
Log:
 r15704 at host206:  nickm | 2008-05-21 16:21:47 -0400
 Clarification/explanation patch for specs, from Killerchicken



Property changes on: tor/trunk
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 svk:merge ticket from /tor/trunk [r15704] on 49666b30-7950-49c5-bedf-9dc8f3168102

Modified: tor/trunk/doc/spec/control-spec.txt
===================================================================
--- tor/trunk/doc/spec/control-spec.txt	2008-05-21 17:57:59 UTC (rev 14686)
+++ tor/trunk/doc/spec/control-spec.txt	2008-05-21 20:22:43 UTC (rev 14687)
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@
 
   __DisablePredictedCircuits
 
-    If true, Tor will not launch preemptive "general purpose" circuits for
+    If true, Tor will not launch preemptive "general-purpose" circuits for
     streams to attach to.  (It will still launch circuits for testing and
     for hidden services.)
 

Modified: tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt
===================================================================
--- tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt	2008-05-21 17:57:59 UTC (rev 14686)
+++ tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt	2008-05-21 20:22:43 UTC (rev 14687)
@@ -957,8 +957,9 @@
              directory cache (because its directory port isn't working,
              its bandwidth is always throttled, or for some similar
              reason).
-          "Exit" if the router is useful for building general-purpose exit
-             circuits.
+          "Exit" if the router is more useful for building
+             general-purpose exit circuits than for relay circuits.  The
+             path building algorithm uses this flag; see path-spec.txt.
           "Fast" if the router is suitable for high-bandwidth circuits.
           "Guard" if the router is suitable for use as an entry guard.
           "HSDir" if the router is considered a v2 hidden service directory.
@@ -1058,6 +1059,10 @@
 
         [XXXX what happens when we have less than 4 days of MTBF info.]
 
+   "Exit" -- A router is called an 'Exit' iff it allows exits to at
+    least two of the ports 80, 443, and 6667 and allows exits to at
+    least one /8 address space.
+
    "Fast" -- A router is 'Fast' if it is active, and its bandwidth is
    either in the top 7/8ths for known active routers or at least 100KB/s.