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@ -543,13 +543,21 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
(Default: 1) (Default: 1)
[[FetchUselessDescriptors]] **FetchUselessDescriptors** **0**|**1**:: [[FetchUselessDescriptors]] **FetchUselessDescriptors** **0**|**1**::
If set to 1, Tor will fetch every consensus flavor, descriptor, and If set to 1, Tor will fetch every consensus flavor, and all server
certificate that it hears about. Otherwise, it will avoid fetching useless descriptors and authority certificates referenced by those consensuses,
descriptors: flavors that it is not using to build circuits, and authority except for extra info descriptors. When this option is 1, Tor will also
certificates it does not trust. This option is useful if you're using a keep fetching descriptors, even when idle.
If set to 0, Tor will avoid fetching useless descriptors: flavors that it
is not using to build circuits, and authority certificates it does not
trust. When Tor hasn't built any application circuits, it will go idle,
and stop fetching descriptors. This option is useful if you're using a
tor client with an external parser that uses a full consensus. tor client with an external parser that uses a full consensus.
This option fetches all documents, **DirCache** fetches and serves This option fetches all documents except extrainfo descriptors,
all documents. (Default: 0) **DirCache** fetches and serves all documents except extrainfo
descriptors, **DownloadExtraInfo*** fetches extrainfo documents, and serves
them if **DirCache** is on, and **UseMicrodescriptors** changes the
flavour of consensues and descriptors that is fetched and used for
building circuits. (Default: 0)
[[HTTPProxy]] **HTTPProxy** __host__[:__port__]:: [[HTTPProxy]] **HTTPProxy** __host__[:__port__]::
Tor will make all its directory requests through this host:port (or host:80 Tor will make all its directory requests through this host:port (or host:80
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in order to build its circuits. Using microdescriptors makes Tor clients in order to build its circuits. Using microdescriptors makes Tor clients
download less directory information, thus saving bandwidth. Directory download less directory information, thus saving bandwidth. Directory
caches need to fetch regular descriptors and microdescriptors, so this caches need to fetch regular descriptors and microdescriptors, so this
option doesn't save any bandwidth for them. If this option is set to option doesn't save any bandwidth for them. For legacy reasons, auto is
"auto" (recommended) then it is on for all clients that do not set accepted, but it has the same effect as 1. (Default: auto)
FetchUselessDescriptors. (Default: auto)
[[PathBiasCircThreshold]] **PathBiasCircThreshold** __NUM__ + [[PathBiasCircThreshold]] **PathBiasCircThreshold** __NUM__ +
@ -2390,10 +2397,12 @@ details.)
some entry in the policy is accepted. some entry in the policy is accepted.
[[DirCache]] **DirCache** **0**|**1**:: [[DirCache]] **DirCache** **0**|**1**::
When this option is set, Tor caches all current directory documents and When this option is set, Tor caches all current directory documents except
accepts client requests for them. Setting DirPort is not required for this, extra info documents, and accepts client requests for them. If
because clients connect via the ORPort by default. Setting either DirPort **DownloadExtraInfo** is set, cached extra info documents are also cached.
or BridgeRelay and setting DirCache to 0 is not supported. (Default: 1) Setting **DirPort** is not required for **DirCache**, because clients
connect via the ORPort by default. Setting either DirPort or BridgeRelay
and setting DirCache to 0 is not supported. (Default: 1)
[[MaxConsensusAgeForDiffs]] **MaxConsensusAgeForDiffs** __N__ **minutes**|**hours**|**days**|**weeks**:: [[MaxConsensusAgeForDiffs]] **MaxConsensusAgeForDiffs** __N__ **minutes**|**hours**|**days**|**weeks**::
When this option is nonzero, Tor caches will not try to generate When this option is nonzero, Tor caches will not try to generate