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make registering your nickname its own section

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@ -163,18 +163,30 @@ the outside. This may take several minutes. The log entries will keep
you informed of its progress.</p> you informed of its progress.</p>
<p>When it decides that it's reachable, it will upload a "server <p>When it decides that it's reachable, it will upload a "server
descriptor" to the directories. This will let other clients know descriptor" to the directories. This will let clients know
what address, ports, keys, etc your server is using. You can <a what address, ports, keys, etc your server is using. You can <a
href="http://belegost.seul.org/">load the directory manually</a> and href="http://belegost.seul.org/">load the directory manually</a> and
look through it to find the nickname you configured, to make sure it's look through it to find the nickname you configured, to make sure it's
there. You may need to wait a few seconds to give enough time for it to there. You may need to wait a few seconds to give enough time for it to
make a fresh directory.</p> make a fresh directory.</p>
<li>Once you are convinced it's working, <b>Register your server.</b> <hr />
<a id="three"></a>
<h2><a class="anchor" href="#three">Step Three: Register your nickname</a></h2>
<br />
<p>
Once you are convinced it's working, you should register your server.
This reserves your nickname so nobody else can take it, and lets us
contact you if you need to upgrade or something goes wrong.
</p>
<p>
Send mail to <a Send mail to <a
href="mailto:tor-ops@freehaven.net">tor-ops@freehaven.net</a> with a href="mailto:tor-ops@freehaven.net">tor-ops@freehaven.net</a> with a
subject of '[New Server] &lt;your server's nickname&gt;' and subject of '[New Server] &lt;your server's nickname&gt;' and
include the following information in the message: include the following information in the message:
</p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>Your server's nickname</li> <li>Your server's nickname</li>
<li>The fingerprint for your server's key (the contents of the <li>The fingerprint for your server's key (the contents of the
@ -186,17 +198,14 @@ look in /var/lib/tor or ~/.tor)
<li>Who you are, so we know whom to contact if a problem arises</li> <li>Who you are, so we know whom to contact if a problem arises</li>
<li>What kind of connectivity the new server will have</li> <li>What kind of connectivity the new server will have</li>
</ul> </ul>
Registering your server reserves your nickname so nobody else can take it,
and lets us contact you if you need to upgrade or something goes wrong.
</li>
<hr /> <hr />
<a id="three"></a> <a id="four"></a>
<h2><a class="anchor" href="#three">Step Three: Once it's working</a></h2> <h2><a class="anchor" href="#four">Step Four: Once it's working</a></h2>
<br /> <br />
<p> <p>
Optionally, we recommend the following steps as well: We recommend the following steps as well:
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
@ -239,7 +248,8 @@ users are stuck behind firewalls that only let them browse the
web, and this change will let them reach your Tor server. Win32 web, and this change will let them reach your Tor server. Win32
servers can simply change their ORPort and DirPort directly servers can simply change their ORPort and DirPort directly
in their torrc and restart Tor. OS X or Unix servers can't bind in their torrc and restart Tor. OS X or Unix servers can't bind
directly to these ports, so they will need to set up some sort of <a directly to these ports (since they don't run as root), so they will
need to set up some sort of <a
href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerForFirewalledClients"> href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerForFirewalledClients">
port forwarding</a> so connections can reach their Tor server. If you are port forwarding</a> so connections can reach their Tor server. If you are
using ports 80 and 443 already but still want to help out, other useful using ports 80 and 443 already but still want to help out, other useful