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Clean up "Address" documentation even harder.

Nick Mathewson 15 years ago
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 **Address** __address__::
 **Address** __address__::
     The IP address or fully qualified domain name of this server (e.g.
     The IP address or fully qualified domain name of this server (e.g.
     moria.mit.edu). You can leave this unset, and Tor will guess your IP
     moria.mit.edu). You can leave this unset, and Tor will guess your IP
-    address. Note that Tor doesn't bind to this IP, use the *ListenAddress
-    and OutboundBindAddress options to specify the IP Tor should bind to.
+    address.  This IP address is the one used to tell clients and other
+    servers where to find your Tor server; it doesn't affect the IP that your
+    Tor client binds to.  To bind to a different address, use the
+    *ListenAddress and OutboundBindAddress options.
 
 
 **AllowSingleHopExits** **0**|**1**::
 **AllowSingleHopExits** **0**|**1**::
     This option controls whether clients can use this server as a single hop
     This option controls whether clients can use this server as a single hop