From 75ca3e50637aedc070a9bd728ce10b00adae492b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Mathewson Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:32:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document "guard" flag. Also document subtle shift in meaning of "stable" and "fast" to mean "good for stable circs" and "good for fast circs", rather than "stable server" or "fast server". svn:r5857 --- doc/dir-spec.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/dir-spec.txt b/doc/dir-spec.txt index 89395c2381..9c4183b715 100644 --- a/doc/dir-spec.txt +++ b/doc/dir-spec.txt @@ -168,10 +168,12 @@ $Id$ "Authority" if the router is a directory authority. "Exit" if the router is useful for building general-purpose exit circuits. - "Fast" if the router has high bandwidth. + "Fast" if the router is suitable for high-bandwidth circuits. + "Gurad" if the router is suitable for use as an entry guard. + (Currently, this means 'fast' and 'stable'.) "Named" if the router's identity-nickname mapping is canonical, and this authority binds names. - "Stable" if the router tends to stay up for a long time. + "Stable" if the router is suitable for long-lived circuits. "Running" if the router is currently usable. "Valid" if the router has been 'validated'. "V2Dir" if the router implements this protocol.