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Document helper node options

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Nick Mathewson 2005-08-05 01:40:10 +00:00
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@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ N . helper nodes (Choose N nodes randomly; if a node dies (goes down for a
long time), replace it. Store nodes on disk. long time), replace it. Store nodes on disk.
o Implement (basic case) o Implement (basic case)
o Implement (persistence) o Implement (persistence)
- Document o Document
- Test, debug . Test, debug
- On sighup, if usehelpernodes changed to 1, use new circs. - On sighup, if usehelpernodes changed to 1, use new circs.
N - Make a FirewallIPs to correspond to firewallPorts so I can use Tor at N - Make a FirewallIPs to correspond to firewallPorts so I can use Tor at
MIT when my directory is out of date. MIT when my directory is out of date.

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@ -318,6 +318,20 @@ this will observe it through cookies or other protocol-specific means anyhow.
Since exit servers go up and down, it is desirable to expire the association Since exit servers go up and down, it is desirable to expire the association
between host and exit server after NUM seconds. The default between host and exit server after NUM seconds. The default
is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).
.LP
.TP
\fBUseHelperNodes \fR\fI0|1\fP
If this option is set to 1, we pick a few entry servers as our "helpers", and
try to use only those fixed entry servers. This is desirable, because
constantly changing servers increases the odds that an adversary who owns
some servers will observe a fraction of your paths.
(Defaults to 0; will eventually default to 1.)
.LP
.TP
\fBNumHelperNodesUseHelperNodes \fR\fINUM\fP
If UseHelperNodes is set to 1, we will try to pick a total of NUM helper
nodes as entries for our circuits.
(Defaults to 3.)
.SH SERVER OPTIONS .SH SERVER OPTIONS
.PP .PP