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Merge branch 'maint-0.4.5' into release-0.4.5

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David Goulet
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o Minor bugfixes (documentation):
- Fix a formatting error on the documentation for
VirtualAddrNetworkIPv6. Fixes bug 40256; bugfix on 0.2.9.4-alpha.
doc/man/tor.1.txt
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@@ -1797,8 +1797,9 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
The default **VirtualAddrNetwork** address ranges on a
properly configured machine will route to the loopback or link-local
interface. The maximum number of bits for the network prefix is set to 104
for IPv6 and 16 for IPv4. However, a wider network - smaller prefix length
- is preferable since it reduces the chances for an attacker to guess the
for IPv6 and 16 for IPv4. However, a larger network
(that is, one with a smaller prefix length)
is preferable, since it reduces the chances for an attacker to guess the
used IP. For local use, no change to the default VirtualAddrNetwork setting
is needed.