[tor-commits] [torspec/master] Note the part of prop#275 that got implemented.

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit cbe17dfc88f753fa0a98acb6851fe5783e39bfc8
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Tue May 16 09:20:26 2017 -0400

    Note the part of prop#275 that got implemented.
---
 dir-spec.txt                                 | 13 ++++++++-----
 proposals/275-md-published-time-is-silly.txt |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dir-spec.txt b/dir-spec.txt
index 60efdc0..d6ad9d8 100644
--- a/dir-spec.txt
+++ b/dir-spec.txt
@@ -2070,11 +2070,14 @@
         identity key, encoded in base64, with trailing equals sign(s)
         removed.  "Digest" is a hash of its most recent descriptor as
         signed (that is, not including the signature), encoded in base64.
-        "Publication" is the
-        publication time of its most recent descriptor, in the form
-        YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS, in UTC.  "IP" is its current IP address;
-        ORPort is its current OR port, "DirPort" is its current directory
-        port, or "0" for "none".
+
+        "Publication" is the publication time of its most recent descriptor,
+        in the form YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS, in UTC.  Implementations MAY base
+        decisions on publication times in the past, but MUST NOT reject
+        publication times in the future.
+
+        "IP" is its current IP address; ORPort is its current OR port,
+        "DirPort" is its current directory port, or "0" for "none".
 
     "a" SP address ":" port NL
 
diff --git a/proposals/275-md-published-time-is-silly.txt b/proposals/275-md-published-time-is-silly.txt
index 0a01fe5..b38ee97 100644
--- a/proposals/275-md-published-time-is-silly.txt
+++ b/proposals/275-md-published-time-is-silly.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Created: 20-Feb-2017
 Status: Open
 Target: 0.3.1.x-alpha
 
+0. Status:
+
+   As of 0.2.9.11 / 0.3.0.7 / 0.3.1.1-alpha, Tor no longer takes any
+   special action on "future" published times, as proposed in section 4.
+
+
 1. Overview
 
    This document proposes that, in order to limit the bandwidth needed