Thank you very much! And a.... Nodes names really should be completely unique if possible.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Dingledine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 01:26:13 -0400 Subject: Re: Nodes naming > > > On Sun, May 06, 2007 at 10:38:58AM -0700, Mr. Blue wrote: > > What are the rules for tor node names. > > Which chars are allowed and what is a MAX number of > > symbols it can contain? > > Section 2.2 of https://tor.eff.org/svn/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec-v2.txt > says: > > nickname ::= between 1 and 19 alphanumeric characters, > case-insensitive. > > > Are they unique? > > No. But in some cases there can be only one node with a given nickname, > if that nickname is bound to a particular identity key by a naming > directory authority, and if the "named" one is running right now. You > can read a bit more about the Named flag in section 3.1, but its > behavior > will likely change yet again in the future; see e.g. proposal 113: > > https://tor.eff.org/svn/trunk/doc/spec/proposals/113-fast-authority-interface.txt > http://archives.seul.org/or/dev/Apr-2007/msg00040.html > > If you want something unique, use the identity fingerprint (aka > digest). > > --Roger > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
