From: Nick Mathewson Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:38:19 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Tweak the documentation for BridgeDistribution X-Git-Tag: tor-0.3.2.3-alpha~15^2~3 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3581f93d273dfd9fbc56de907b7e3b77575614e1;p=thirdparty%2Ftor.git Tweak the documentation for BridgeDistribution Note that it will have no effect yet; note that the default is "any". --- diff --git a/changes/feature18329 b/changes/feature18329 index 7fdb659e82..f534c76145 100644 --- a/changes/feature18329 +++ b/changes/feature18329 @@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ - Bridge relays can now set the BridgeDistribution config option to add a "bridge-distribution-request" line to their bridge descriptor, which tells BridgeDB how they'd like their bridge address to be - given out. Implements tickets 18329. + given out. (Note that as of Oct 2017, BridgeDB does not yet implement + this feature.) As a side benefit, this feature provides a way + to distinguish bridge descriptors from non-bridge descriptors. + Implements tickets 18329. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 7da5ba3fe1..52e81860bb 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -1651,7 +1651,12 @@ is non-zero): If set along with BridgeRelay, Tor will include a new line in its bridge descriptor which indicates to the BridgeDB service how it would like its bridge address to be given out. Set it to "none" if - you want BridgeDB to avoid distributing your bridge address. + you want BridgeDB to avoid distributing your bridge address, or "any" to + let BridgeDB decide. (Default: any) + + + Note: as of Oct 2017, the BridgeDB part of this option is not yet + implemented. Until BridgeDB is updated to obey this option, your + bridge will make this request, but it will not (yet) be obeyed. [[ContactInfo]] **ContactInfo** __email_address__:: Administrative contact information for this relay or bridge. This line