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[or-cvs] [tor/master 3/3] Clean up "Address" documentation even harder.



Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:53:32 -0400
Subject: Clean up "Address" documentation even harder.
Commit: 2eec9ea4e8a176933813e202c5a022a6e8c97d4f

---
 doc/tor.1.txt |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 8df2d0b..50283aa 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -741,8 +741,10 @@ is non-zero):
 **Address** __address__::
     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
-    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**::
     This option controls whether clients can use this server as a single hop
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