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circwindow consensus param != CircWindow

aka update dir-spec.txt to reflect reality
Roger Dingledine 14 years ago
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      doc/spec/dir-spec.txt

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doc/spec/dir-spec.txt

@@ -1148,15 +1148,15 @@
         Parameters ::= Parameter | Parameters SP Parameter
         Parameters ::= Parameter | Parameters SP Parameter
 
 
         The parameters list, if present, contains a space-separated list of
         The parameters list, if present, contains a space-separated list of
-        key-value pairs, sorted in lexical order by their keyword.  Each
-        parameter has its own meaning.
+        case-sensitive key-value pairs, sorted in lexical order by
+        their keyword. Each parameter has its own meaning.
 
 
         (Only included when the vote is generated with consensus-method 7 or
         (Only included when the vote is generated with consensus-method 7 or
         later.)
         later.)
 
 
         Commonly used "param" arguments at this point include:
         Commonly used "param" arguments at this point include:
 
 
-        "CircWindow" -- the default package window that circuits should
+        "circwindow" -- the default package window that circuits should
         be established with. It started out at 1000 cells, but some
         be established with. It started out at 1000 cells, but some
         research indicates that a lower value would mean fewer cells in
         research indicates that a lower value would mean fewer cells in
         transit in the network at any given time. Obeyed by Tor 0.2.1.20
         transit in the network at any given time. Obeyed by Tor 0.2.1.20
@@ -1168,6 +1168,10 @@
         and 0.2.2.10-alpha recognized a "CircPriorityHalflifeMsec" parameter,
         and 0.2.2.10-alpha recognized a "CircPriorityHalflifeMsec" parameter,
         but mishandled it badly.)
         but mishandled it badly.)
 
 
+        See also "2.4.5. Consensus parameters governing behavior"
+        in path-spec.txt for a series of circuit build time related
+        consensus params.
+
    The authority section of a vote contains the following items, followed
    The authority section of a vote contains the following items, followed
    in turn by the authority's current key certificate:
    in turn by the authority's current key certificate: