tor

commit b599f489ae3a1ec8e4f0742243c41dc15f040930
parent 49ce31b2b6c0cfbcccb605ee58b612f73e2a228a
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>
Date:   Mon,  8 Mar 2021 11:15:37 -0500

Fix documentation formatting for VirtualAddrNetworkIPv6

Fixes bug #40256; bugfix on 0.2.9.4-alpha.

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changes/bug40256_045
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doc/man/tor.1.txt
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2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/changes/bug40256_045 b/changes/bug40256_045
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (documentation):
+    - Fix a formatting error on the documentation for
+      VirtualAddrNetworkIPv6.  Fixes bug 40256; bugfix on 0.2.9.4-alpha.
diff --git a/doc/man/tor.1.txt b/doc/man/tor.1.txt
@@ -1797,8 +1797,9 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
     The default **VirtualAddrNetwork** address ranges on a
     properly configured machine will route to the loopback or link-local
     interface. The maximum number of bits for the network prefix is set to 104
-    for IPv6 and 16 for IPv4. However, a wider network - smaller prefix length
-    - is preferable since it reduces the chances for an attacker to guess the
+    for IPv6 and 16 for IPv4. However, a larger network
+    (that is, one with a smaller prefix length)
+    is preferable, since it reduces the chances for an attacker to guess the
     used IP. For local use, no change to the default VirtualAddrNetwork setting
     is needed.