Add comment about hostnames; all else looks reasonable as discussed

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Nick Mathewson 2003-06-14 03:35:02 +00:00
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"moria.mit.edu.onion5gfmjsda-ckd5" (adding 13 characters plus the
separator).
[I thought we were going to do something more like "56fmjsda-ckd5.onion",
leaving off moria.mit.edu. This would have the advantage of not confusing
users if the domain name part ('moria.mit.edu') doesn't match the key.
Also, having a separate onion 'virtual TLD' is kinda more in the spirit
of DNS as it stands. -NM]
Alice's onion proxy examines hostnames and recognizes when they're
destined for a hidden server. If so, it decodes the PK, looks it up in
the DHT, chooses and connects to a meeting place, chooses and connects