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Re[2]: torrc Clientonly



Fabian,

I'm familiar with the man page. That didn't answer my question at all.

Regards,
 Arrakistor

Monday, September 11, 2006, 5:39:30 AM, you wrote:

> Arrakistor <arrakistor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> I would like some clarification regarding the "Clientonly" setting.
>> Does this explicitly mean you do not participate in any circuits, or
>> that you are not running as an entrance/exit node but may still run
>> mitm.

> Perhaps it means what the man page says it means:

> |ClientOnly 0|1
> | If set to 1, Tor will under no circumstances run  as  a  server.
> | The  default  is to run as a client unless ORPort is configured.
> | (Usually, you don't need to set this; Tor  is  pretty  smart  at
> | figuring  out whether you are reliable and high-bandwidth enough
> | to be a useful server.)  (Default: 0)

> Fabian