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| -rw-r--r-- | changes/bug5005 | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/tor.1.txt | 11 |
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diff --git a/changes/bug5005 b/changes/bug5005 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..04d8dfe6a --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/bug5005 @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ + o Minor bugfixes: + - Update "ClientOnly" man page entry to explain that there isn't + really any point to messing with it. Resolves ticket 5005. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 558b31b0f..160feb028 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -499,11 +499,12 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if number like 60. (Default: 0) **ClientOnly** **0**|**1**:: - If set to 1, Tor will under no circumstances run as a server or serve - directory requests. The default is to run as a client unless ORPort is - configured. (Usually, you don't need to set this; Tor is pretty smart at - figuring out whether you are reliable and high-bandwidth enough to be a - useful server.) (Default: 0) + If set to 1, Tor will under no circumstances run as a relay or serve + directory requests. This config option is mostly meaningless: we + added it back when we were considering having Tor clients auto-promote + themselves to being relays if they were stable and fast enough. The + current behavior is simply that Tor is a client unless ORPort or + DirPort are configured. (Default: 0) **ExcludeNodes** __node__,__node__,__...__:: A list of identity fingerprints, nicknames, country codes and address |