circwindow consensus param != CircWindow

aka update dir-spec.txt to reflect reality
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Roger Dingledine 2010-09-15 17:55:30 -04:00
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Parameters ::= Parameter | Parameters SP Parameter
The parameters list, if present, contains a space-separated list of
key-value pairs, sorted in lexical order by their keyword. Each
parameter has its own meaning.
case-sensitive key-value pairs, sorted in lexical order by
their keyword. Each parameter has its own meaning.
(Only included when the vote is generated with consensus-method 7 or
later.)
Commonly used "param" arguments at this point include:
"CircWindow" -- the default package window that circuits should
"circwindow" -- the default package window that circuits should
be established with. It started out at 1000 cells, but some
research indicates that a lower value would mean fewer cells in
transit in the network at any given time. Obeyed by Tor 0.2.1.20
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and 0.2.2.10-alpha recognized a "CircPriorityHalflifeMsec" parameter,
but mishandled it badly.)
See also "2.4.5. Consensus parameters governing behavior"
in path-spec.txt for a series of circuit build time related
consensus params.
The authority section of a vote contains the following items, followed
in turn by the authority's current key certificate: