Re: [tor-dev] Proposal 264: Putting version numbers on the Tor subprotocols

2016-01-07 Thread Tim Wilson-Brown - teor
> On 7 Jan 2016, at 10:14, Nick Mathewson wrote: > > We shouldn't add protocols for features where others can remain > oblivious to their presence or absence. For example, if some > directory caches start supporting a new header, and clients can > safely send that header without knowing

[tor-dev] Proposal 264: Putting version numbers on the Tor subprotocols

2016-01-06 Thread Nick Mathewson
Filename: 264-subprotocol-versions.txt Title: Putting version numbers on the Tor subprotocols Author: Nick Mathewson Created: 6 Jan 2016 Status: Open 1. Introduction At various points in Tor's history, we've needed to migrate from one protocol to another. In the past, we've mostly done th