[tor-commits] [tor/master] manpage: Clarify that Tor does stream isolation between *Port listeners by default

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commit 61e6b217c5c83bc49e888f594f931c00c3e9b971
Author: rl1987 <rl1987@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Mon Mar 25 15:40:46 2019 +0200

    manpage: Clarify that Tor does stream isolation between *Port listeners by default
    
    cherry-pick of tor-github/pr/841 to maint-0.4.0.
---
 changes/doc29121 |  3 +++
 doc/tor.1.txt    | 14 +++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changes/doc29121 b/changes/doc29121
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd31cc9c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/doc29121
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Documentation:
+    - Clarify that Tor performs stream isolation between *Port listeners by
+      default. Resolves issue 29121.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index ea9942a28..c2df7687f 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -1230,6 +1230,8 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
         information to anybody watching your network, and allow anybody
         to use your computer as an open proxy. +
  +
+    If multiple entries of this option are present in your configuration
+    file, Tor will perform stream isolation between listeners by default.
     The _isolation flags_ arguments give Tor rules for which streams
     received on this SocksPort are allowed to share circuits with one
     another.  Recognized isolation flags are:
@@ -1472,14 +1474,18 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
     protocol instead of SOCKS. Set this to
     0 if you don't want to allow "HTTP CONNECT" connections. Set the port
     to "auto" to have Tor pick a port for you. This directive can be
-    specified multiple times to bind to multiple addresses/ports.  See
+    specified multiple times to bind to multiple addresses/ports. If multiple
+    entries of this option are present in your configuration file, Tor will
+    perform stream isolation between listeners by default. See
     SOCKSPort for an explanation of isolation flags. (Default: 0)
 
 [[TransPort]] **TransPort**  \['address':]__port__|**auto** [_isolation flags_]::
     Open this port to listen for transparent proxy connections.  Set this to
     0 if you don't want to allow transparent proxy connections.  Set the port
     to "auto" to have Tor pick a port for you. This directive can be
-    specified multiple times to bind to multiple addresses/ports.  See
+    specified multiple times to bind to multiple addresses/ports. If multiple
+    entries of this option are present in your configuration file, Tor will
+    perform stream isolation between listeners by default.  See
     SOCKSPort for an explanation of isolation flags. +
  +
     TransPort requires OS support for transparent proxies, such as BSDs' pf or
@@ -1516,7 +1522,9 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
     included in old versions of FreeBSD, etc) using the NATD protocol.
     Use 0 if you don't want to allow NATD connections.  Set the port
     to "auto" to have Tor pick a port for you. This directive can be
-    specified multiple times to bind to multiple addresses/ports.  See
+    specified multiple times to bind to multiple addresses/ports.  If multiple
+    entries of this option are present in your configuration file, Tor will
+    perform stream isolation between listeners by default. See
     SocksPort for an explanation of isolation flags. +
  +
     This option is only for people who cannot use TransPort. (Default: 0)



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