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Mention exception for accept-all policies

svn:r16529
Peter Palfrader 16 years ago
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      doc/spec/proposals/141-jit-sd-downloads.txt

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doc/spec/proposals/141-jit-sd-downloads.txt

@@ -239,11 +239,12 @@ Status: Draft
   where portlist is a comma seperated list of single port numbers or
   portranges (e.g.  "22,80-88,1024-6000,6667").  Whether the summary
   shows the list of accepted ports or the list of rejected ports depends
-  on which list is shorter (has a shorter string representation).  In case of
-  ties we choose the list of accepted ports.  Summary items are
-  compressed, that is instead of "80-88,89-100" there only is a single
-  item of "80-100", similarly instead of "20,21" a summary will say
-  "20-21".
+  on which list is shorter (has a shorter string representation).  In
+  case of ties we choose the list of accepted ports.  As an exception to
+  this rule an allow-all policy is represented as "accept 1-65535"
+  instead of "reject ".  Summary items are compressed, that is instead
+  of "80-88,89-100" there only is a single item of "80-100", similarly
+  instead of "20,21" a summary will say "20-21".
 
   Similarly to IP address, ports, and timestamp a consensus should list
   the exit policy matching the descriptor digest referenced in the