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authorPeter Palfrader <peter@palfrader.org>2006-03-08 00:10:01 +0000
committerPeter Palfrader <peter@palfrader.org>2006-03-08 00:10:01 +0000
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Clarify server/d/<D>.z description
Spell out that fingerprints in requests should use capital A-F letters for their hex svn:r6092
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@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ $Id$
provide a unique descriptor to a client, and thereby partition that client
from the rest of the network.)
- The descriptor for a server whose digest (in hex) is <D> should be
+ The server descriptor with (descriptor) digest <D> (in hex) should be
available at:
http://<hostname>/tor/server/d/<D>.z
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ $Id$
Directory servers MAY generate either format: the former requires less
CPU, but the latter requires less bandwidth.
+ Clients SHOULD use upper case letters (A-F) when base16-encoding
+ fingerprints. Servers MUST accept both upper and lower case fingerprints
+ in requests.
+
5. Client operation: downloading information
Every Tor that is not a directory server (that is, clients and ORs that do