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@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@ which reveals the downstream node.
cells, echo their contents to the corresponding TCP stream.
[XXX Mention zlib encoding. -NM]
+5.2. Closing connections
+
+ [Note -- TCP streams can only be half-closed for reading. Our
+ Bickford's conversation was incorrect. -NM]
+
+
When one side of the TCP stream is closed, the corresponding edge
node sends a RELAY_END cell along the circuit; upon receiving a
RELAY_END cell, the edge node closes its side of the corresponding