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Document 20KB requirement in BandwidthRate documentation

This fixes the last suggestion of bug #1195.
Nick Mathewson 15 years ago
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@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ Other options can be specified either on the command-line (--option
 **BandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**::
 **BandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**::
     A token bucket limits the average incoming bandwidth usage on this node to
     A token bucket limits the average incoming bandwidth usage on this node to
     the specified number of bytes per second, and the average outgoing
     the specified number of bytes per second, and the average outgoing
-    bandwidth usage to that same value. (Default: 5 MB)
+    bandwidth usage to that same value.  If you want to run a relay in the
+    public network, this needs to be _at the very least_ 20 KB (that is,
+    20480 bytes). (Default: 5 MB)
 
 
 **BandwidthBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**::
 **BandwidthBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**::
     Limit the maximum token bucket size (also known as the burst) to the given
     Limit the maximum token bucket size (also known as the burst) to the given