From d3420e7e73a3ca7b6fd359c03668833200a79372 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Mathewson Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:08:21 -0400 Subject: Mention that tor is client-by-default. From Weasel. Resolves #10057 --- doc/tor.1.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/tor.1.txt') diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index c8cbca8d0..993b7cb9b 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ Users bounce their TCP streams -- web traffic, ftp, ssh, etc. -- around the network, and recipients, observers, and even the relays themselves have difficulty tracking the source of the stream. +By default, **tor** will only act as a client only. To help the network +by providing bandwidth as a relay, change the **ORPort** configuration +option -- see below. Please also consult the documentation on the Tor +Project's website. + COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS -------------------- [[opt-h]] **-h**, **-help**:: -- cgit v1.2.3