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Nick Mathewson 10 years ago
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 Changes in version 0.2.5.5-alpha - 2014-06-1?
 Changes in version 0.2.5.5-alpha - 2014-06-1?
   Tor 0.2.5.5-alpha fixes a wide variety of remaining issues in the Tor
   Tor 0.2.5.5-alpha fixes a wide variety of remaining issues in the Tor
   0.2.5.x release series, including a couple of DoS issues, some
   0.2.5.x release series, including a couple of DoS issues, some
-  performance regressions, a large number of bugs affecting the
-  Linux seccomp2 sandbox code, and various other bugfixes. It also adds
+  performance regressions, a large number of bugs affecting the Linux
+  seccomp2 sandbox code, and various other bugfixes. It also adds
   diagnostic bugfixes for a few tricky issues that we're trying to
   diagnostic bugfixes for a few tricky issues that we're trying to
   track down.
   track down.
 
 
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       sent over the connection, regardless of the target of the
       sent over the connection, regardless of the target of the
       connection. Now, we randomize the intervals by adding up to 50% of
       connection. Now, we randomize the intervals by adding up to 50% of
       their base value, we measure the length of time since connection
       their base value, we measure the length of time since connection
-      last had at least one circuit, and we allow connections to
-      known ORs to remain open a little longer (15 minutes instead of 3
+      last had at least one circuit, and we allow connections to known
+      ORs to remain open a little longer (15 minutes instead of 3
       minutes minimum). These changes should improve Tor's resistance
       minutes minimum). These changes should improve Tor's resistance
       against some kinds of traffic analysis, and lower some overhead
       against some kinds of traffic analysis, and lower some overhead
       from needlessly closed connections. Fixes ticket 6799.
       from needlessly closed connections. Fixes ticket 6799.
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   o Major bugfixes (relay):
   o Major bugfixes (relay):
     - Use a direct dirport connection when uploading non-anonymous
     - Use a direct dirport connection when uploading non-anonymous
-      descriptors to the directory authorities. Previously,
-      relays would incorrectly use tunnel connections under a fairly
-      wide variety of circumstances. Fixes bug 11469; bugfix
-      on 0.2.4.3-alpha.
+      descriptors to the directory authorities. Previously, relays would
+      incorrectly use tunnel connections under a fairly wide variety of
+      circumstances. Fixes bug 11469; bugfix on 0.2.4.3-alpha.
     - When a circuit accidentally has the same circuit ID for its
     - When a circuit accidentally has the same circuit ID for its
       forward and reverse direction, correctly detect the direction of
       forward and reverse direction, correctly detect the direction of
       cells using that circuit. Previously, this bug made roughly one
       cells using that circuit. Previously, this bug made roughly one
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   o Minor bugfixes (performance):
   o Minor bugfixes (performance):
     - Avoid a bug where every successful connection made us recompute
     - Avoid a bug where every successful connection made us recompute
       the flag telling us whether we have sufficient information to
       the flag telling us whether we have sufficient information to
-      build circuits. Previously, we would forget our cached value whenever we
-      successfully opened a channel (or marked a router as running or
-      not running for any other reason), regardless of whether we had
-      previously believed the router to be running. This forced us to
-      run an expensive update operation far too often. Fixes bug 12170;
-      bugfix on 0.1.2.1-alpha.
+      build circuits. Previously, we would forget our cached value
+      whenever we successfully opened a channel (or marked a router as
+      running or not running for any other reason), regardless of
+      whether we had previously believed the router to be running. This
+      forced us to run an expensive update operation far too often.
+      Fixes bug 12170; bugfix on 0.1.2.1-alpha.
     - Avoid using tor_memeq() for checking relay cell integrity. This
     - Avoid using tor_memeq() for checking relay cell integrity. This
       removes a possible performance bottleneck. Fixes part of bug
       removes a possible performance bottleneck. Fixes part of bug
       12169; bugfix on 0.2.1.31.
       12169; bugfix on 0.2.1.31.