[tor-commits] [webwml/staging] Update bridge docu to not recommend port 443 anymore

sebastian at torproject.org sebastian at torproject.org
Mon Jul 6 01:19:21 UTC 2015


commit 68fc46d8459f40b323306527fb7f166a04629dda
Author: Sebastian Hahn <sebastian at torproject.org>
Date:   Fri Apr 24 10:27:13 2015 +0200

    Update bridge docu to not recommend port 443 anymore
    
    This aids scanning resistance as per ticket #13996
---
 docs/en/bridges.wml |   10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/en/bridges.wml b/docs/en/bridges.wml
index 7403235..6a82cc1 100644
--- a/docs/en/bridges.wml
+++ b/docs/en/bridges.wml
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
     the bridges.  Almost instantly, you'll receive a reply that includes:
     </p>
     <pre>
-    Here are your bridge:
+    Here are your bridges:
 
      60.16.182.53:9001
      87.237.118.139:444
@@ -323,19 +323,13 @@
     your torrc file</a> to be just these four lines:<br>
     <pre><code>
     SocksPort 0
-    ORPort 443
+    ORPort auto
     BridgeRelay 1
     Exitpolicy reject *:*
     </code></pre></li>
     </ul>
     </p>
 
-    <p>If you get "Could not bind to 0.0.0.0:443: Permission denied" errors
-    on startup, you'll need to pick a higher ORPort (e.g. 8080) or do <a
-    href="<page docs/faq>#HowcanImakemyrelayaccessibletopeoplestuckbehindrestrictivefirewalls">some
-    complex port forwarding</a>.
-    </p>
-
     <p>
     When configured as a bridge, your server will <b>not</b> appear in the public
     Tor network.





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