[tor-commits] [tor/maint-0.2.8] Do not recommend use of nicknames in MapAddress manpage

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commit 92615f608c2fd1b5da29068498c5fe473105e88f
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Tue Apr 26 20:30:59 2016 -0400

    Do not recommend use of nicknames in MapAddress manpage
---
 changes/bug18312 | 4 ++++
 doc/tor.1.txt    | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changes/bug18312 b/changes/bug18312
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dcb326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug18312
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Documentation:
+    - Stop recommending use of nicknames to identify relays in our
+      MapAddress documentation. Closes ticket 18312.
+
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 262a36e..787223d 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -961,12 +961,12 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
     When a request for address arrives to Tor, it will transform to newaddress
     before processing it. For example, if you always want connections to
     www.example.com to exit via __torserver__ (where __torserver__ is the
-    nickname of the server), use "MapAddress www.example.com
+    fingerprint of the server), use "MapAddress www.example.com
     www.example.com.torserver.exit". If the value is prefixed with a
     "\*.", matches an entire domain. For example, if you
     always want connections to example.com and any if its subdomains
     to exit via
-    __torserver__ (where __torserver__ is the nickname of the server), use
+    __torserver__ (where __torserver__ is the fingerprint of the server), use
     "MapAddress \*.example.com \*.example.com.torserver.exit". (Note the
     leading "*." in each part of the directive.) You can also redirect all
     subdomains of a domain to a single address. For example, "MapAddress



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