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update the rendezvous spec to be less wrong (but still wrong)

svn:r2588
Roger Dingledine 21 years ago
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      doc/rend-spec.txt

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doc/rend-spec.txt

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Tor Rendezvous Spec
 
 
    The first time the OP provides an advertised service, it generates
    The first time the OP provides an advertised service, it generates
    a public/private keypair (stored locally).  Periodically, the OP
    a public/private keypair (stored locally).  Periodically, the OP
-   generates service descriptor, containing:
+   generates a service descriptor, containing:
 
 
          KL    Key length                            [2 octets]
          KL    Key length                            [2 octets]
          PK    Bob's public key                      [KL octets]
          PK    Bob's public key                      [KL octets]
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ Tor Rendezvous Spec
    KL is the length of PK, in octets.  (Currently, KL must be 128.)
    KL is the length of PK, in octets.  (Currently, KL must be 128.)
    TS is the number of seconds elapsed since Jan 1, 1970.
    TS is the number of seconds elapsed since Jan 1, 1970.
 
 
-   The members of Ipt may either be EITHER nicknames, or identity key
+   The members of Ipt may be either (a) nicknames, or (b) identity key
-   digests, encoded in hex, and prefixed with a '$'.  Servers must accept
+   digests, encoded in hex, and prefixed with a '$'.  Clients must
-   both forms.  Before 0.0.7 is obsoleted, servers should only generate the
+   accept both forms. Services must only generate the second form.
-   first form.  After, servers should only generate the second form.
+   Once 0.0.8.1 and 0.0.9pre3-4 are obsoleted, we can drop the first
+   form.
 
 
    [It's ok for Bob to advertise 0 introduction points. He might want
    [It's ok for Bob to advertise 0 introduction points. He might want
     to do that if he previously advertised some introduction points,
     to do that if he previously advertised some introduction points,