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[vidalia-svn] r1430: Update the help documents to reflect the new exit policy and (in trunk/src/gui/help/content: bg en fr hu it nb nl pl ru)
Author: edmanm
Date: 2006-11-05 02:49:11 -0500 (Sun, 05 Nov 2006)
New Revision: 1430
Modified:
trunk/src/gui/help/content/bg/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/en/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/fr/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/hu/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/it/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/nb/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/nl/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/pl/server.html
trunk/src/gui/help/content/ru/server.html
Log:
Update the help documents to reflect the new exit policy and bandwidth limits
interface. These aren't great, but, eh.
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/bg/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/bg/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/bg/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/en/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/en/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/en/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/fr/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/fr/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/fr/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/hu/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/hu/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/hu/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/it/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/it/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/it/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/nb/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/nb/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/nb/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/nl/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/nl/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/nl/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/pl/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/pl/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/pl/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>
Modified: trunk/src/gui/help/content/ru/server.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/gui/help/content/ru/server.html 2006-11-05 07:48:27 UTC (rev 1429)
+++ trunk/src/gui/help/content/ru/server.html 2006-11-05 07:49:11 UTC (rev 1430)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
making it easy to set up a server of your own.
<a name="basic"/>
-<h3>Basic Setup</h3>
+<h3>Basic Settings</h3>
<p>
If you decide you want to help the Tor network grow by running a server, you
can follow these steps to get started:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Configure</i> from
+ Open the <i>Configuration Dialog</i> by selecting <i>Settings</i> from
the tray menu or <i>Preferences</i> from your system menubar on Macintosh
systems.
</li>
@@ -71,23 +71,15 @@
</ul>
<li>
If you would like to mirror Tor's directory of servers for others on the
- network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the server directory</i>.
- If you do not have much bandwidth, leave this box unchecked. If you do
- decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Port</i> is
+ network you can check the box labeled <i>Mirror the Server Directory</i>.
+ If you do not have much bandwidth, uncheck this box. If you do
+ decide to mirror the server directory, make sure the <i>Directory Port</i> is
different than the <i>Server port</i> you entered above.
</li>
- <li>
- Traffic exiting the Tor network from your router appears to come from your
- IP address. If you do not want this, then check the box labeled <i>Only
- allow connections to other Tor servers</i> to act as a <i>non-exit</i>
- node. With that box checked, clients and other servers are allowed to
- connect to your server, but your server will only connect to other
- servers in the Tor network.
- </li>
</ol>
<a name="bandwidth"/>
-<h3>Rate Limiting</h3>
+<h3>Bandwidth Limits</h3>
<p>
Running a Tor server can consume a large amount of bandwidth; however, Tor
allows you to limit the amount of bandwidth that you are willing to contribute
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@
connection usable for your own use.
</p>
<p>
-The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
-kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
-second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
-connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
-server.
+You should select the option in the dropdown box that best matches your
+connection speed. If you select <i>Custom</i>, you will be able to specify
+your own limits.
</p>
+<h4>Custom Limits</h4>
<p>
The <i>maximum rate</i> is a pool of bytes used to fulfill requests during
short periods of traffic higher than your specified <i>average rate</i>, but
@@ -112,6 +103,13 @@
to your <i>average rate</i>.
</p>
<p>
+The <i>average rate</i> is the maximum long-term average bandwidth allowed (in
+kilobytes per second). For example, you might want to choose 2 megabytes per
+second (2048 KB/s), or 50 kilobytes per second (a medium-speed cable
+connection). Tor requires a minimum of 20 kilobytes per second to run a
+server.
+</p>
+<p>
It is important to remember that Tor measures bandwidth in <b>bytes</b>, not
bits. Also, Tor only looks at incoming bytes instead of outgoing bytes. For
example, if your server acts as a directory mirror, you may be sending more
@@ -123,74 +121,26 @@
<a name="exitpolicy"/>
<h3>Exit Policies</h3>
<p>
-Exit policies give you a way to specify what sort of traffic you are willing
-to allow exit from your Tor server. Tor uses a default list of exit policies
-that restrict services such as mail to prevent spam, or some default file
-sharing ports to reduce abuse of the Tor network. <i>Note:</i> If you are
-a <i>middle-man</i> server, you don't have to worry about exit policies; no
-traffic is allowed to exit from your server at all.
+Exit policies give you a way to specify what kinds of resources on the
+Internet you are willing let other Tor users access from your Tor server.
+Tor uses a default list of exit policies that restrict some services,
+such as mail to prevent spam and some default file sharing ports to reduce
+abuse of the Tor network.
</p>
-
<p>
-An exit policy is made up of zero or more lines, each one representing an
-action to be taken if a connection leaving the Tor network from your
-server matches the address or port specified in the policy.
+Each of the checkboxes represents a type of resource that you can allow Tor
+users to access through your server. If you uncheck the box next to a
+particular type of resource, Tor users will not be allowed to access that
+resource from your server. If the box labeled <i>Misc Other Services</i>
+is checked, Tor users will be able to access other services not
+covered by the other checkboxes or Tor's default exit policy.
</p>
-
<p>
-Policies are considered by Tor from first to last and Tor takes the action
-associated with the first match it finds. Any policies you add will be added to
-the beginning of Tor's list of default exit policies. Since policies are
-considered from first to last, ordering is important. You can use the buttons
-with the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow icons to reorder your list of policies.
+If you do not want to let other Tor users make connections outside the Tor
+network from your server, you can uncheck all of the checkboxes. Even if you
+uncheck all of the checkboxes, your server is still useful to the Tor network.
+Your server will allow other Tor users to connect to the Tor network and will
+help relay traffic between other Tor servers.
</p>
-
-<h4>Action</h4>
-<p>
-Each line in an exit policy has an action associated with it. The actions are:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>rejected</i>.</li>
- <li><b>accept</b>: Connections matching this policy will be <i>accepted</i>.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h4>Address</h4>
-<p>
-Addresses in a policy can be either an IP address (e.g., <i>123.45.67.8</i>),
-an IP address and mask (e.g., <i>123.45.0.0/16</i>), or a "*". If a "*" is
-specified, it means "match all addresses."
-</p>
-
-<h4>Ports</h4>
-<p>
-Each policy has a port or a range of ports associated with it. Valid port
-numbers range from 1 to 65535, or you can specify a "*" to indicate "all ports".
-</p>
-
-<h4>Examples</h4>
-<p>
-Here are a few examples of valid exit policy lines and a description of what
-they do:
-<ul>
- <li><b>reject 123.45.67.8:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> all connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at <i>123.45.67.8</i>.
- </li>
- <li><b>accept *:80</b> -
- Tor will <i>accept</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to port 80 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject *:135-139</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to ports 135 to 139 at any IP address.
- </li>
- <li><b>reject 128.23.0.0/16:*</b> -
- Tor will <i>reject</i> connections from Tor clients that want to connect
- from your server to any port at any address from <i>128.23.0.0</i> to
- <i>128.23.255.255</i>.
- </li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
</html>