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r18054@catbus: nickm | 2008-02-12 15:42:36 -0500
Clarify a non-obvious point in control-spec.txt; patch from mwenge.


svn:r13485

Nick Mathewson 16 years ago
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@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ $Id$
   SETCONF command arrives containing a single ORBindAddress value, the new
   command's value replaces the two old values.
 
+  Somtimes it is not possible to change configuration options solely by
+  issuing a series of SETCONF commands, because the value of one of the
+  configuration options depends on the value of another which has not yet
+  been set. Such situations can be overcome by setting multiple configuration
+  options with a single SETCONF command (e.g. SETCONF ORPort=443
+  ORListenAddress=9001).
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 3.2. RESETCONF
 
   Remove all settings for a given configuration option entirely, assign