From 90f6071d8dc0c23c0a2e7713ae1bba5ef44d09c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Mathewson Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:13:28 -0400 Subject: New FallbackDir option to add extra directories for bootstraping This replaces the old FallbackConsensus notion, and should provide a way -- assuming we pick reasonable nodes! -- to give clients suggestions of placs to go to get their first consensus. --- doc/tor.1.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 112af81fb..2633899ca 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS **DataDirectory** __DIR__:: Store working data in DIR (Default: @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor) +**FallbackDir** __address__:__port__ orport=__port__ id=__fingerprint__:: + When we're unable to connect to any directory cache for directory info + (usually because we don't know about any yet) we try a FallbackDir. + By default, the directory authorities are also FallbackDirs. + **DirAuthority** [__nickname__] [**flags**] __address__:__port__ __fingerprint__:: Use a nonstandard authoritative directory server at the provided address and port, with the specified key fingerprint. This option can be repeated -- cgit v1.2.3