[tor-commits] [tor/master] Mention that tor is client-by-default. From Weasel. Resolves #10057

nickm at torproject.org nickm at torproject.org
Thu Oct 31 15:08:35 UTC 2013


commit d3420e7e73a3ca7b6fd359c03668833200a79372
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Thu Oct 31 11:08:21 2013 -0400

    Mention that tor is client-by-default. From Weasel. Resolves #10057
---
 doc/tor.1.txt |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index c8cbca8..993b7cb 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ Users bounce their TCP streams -- web traffic, ftp, ssh, etc. -- around the
 network, and recipients, observers, and even the relays themselves have
 difficulty tracking the source of the stream.
 
+By default, **tor** will only act as a client only.  To help the network
+by providing bandwidth as a relay, change the **ORPort** configuration
+option -- see below.  Please also consult the documentation on the Tor
+Project's website.
+
 COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
 --------------------
 [[opt-h]] **-h**, **-help**::



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