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diff --git a/doc/dir-spec.txt b/doc/dir-spec.txt
index 3cd8d0bbb..0a1547687 100644
--- a/doc/dir-spec.txt
+++ b/doc/dir-spec.txt
@@ -331,7 +331,10 @@ $Id$
The most recent descriptor for this server should be at:
http://<hostname>/tor/server/authority.z
- [Nothing in Tor uses this resource but it is at times handy for debugging.]
+ [Nothing in the Tor protocol uses this resource yet, but it is useful
+ for debugging purposes. Also, the official Tor implementations
+ (starting at 0.1.1.x) use this resource to test whether a server's
+ own DirPort is reachable.]
A concatenated set of the most recent descriptors for all known servers
should be available at: