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diff --git a/changes/microdesc_use b/changes/microdesc_use new file mode 100644 index 000000000..89faf7c5f --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/microdesc_use @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ + o Major features + - Clients can now use microdescriptors instead of regular descriptors + to build circuits. Microdescriptors are authority-generated and + -authenticated summaries of regular descriptors' contents, designed + to change very rarely. This feature is designed to save bandwidth, + especially for clients on slow internet connections. It's off + by default for now, since nearly no caches support it, but it will + be on-by-default for clients in a future version. You can use the + UseMicrodescriptors option to turn it on. + |