> ```
> Filename: 335-middle-only-redux.md
> Title: An authority-only design for MiddleOnly
> Author: Nick Mathewson
> Created: 2021-10-08
> Status: Open
> ...
>
> These flags SHOULD be set in a vote whenever `MiddleOnly` is
> present, and only when the authority is configured to vote on the
> `Ba
On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 12:39 PM nusenu wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> has this proposal any implications wrt to making the MiddleOnly
> feature available to clients (without requiring DA actions)?
>
> With ExcludeExitNodes/ExitNodes + ExcludeGuardNodes [1]
> tor clients basically can get the "MiddleOnly" fea
Hi,
has this proposal any implications wrt to making the MiddleOnly
feature available to clients (without requiring DA actions)?
With ExcludeExitNodes/ExitNodes + ExcludeGuardNodes [1]
tor clients basically can get the "MiddleOnly" feature without DA actions,
but ExcludeGuardNodes [1] is not the
```
Filename: 335-middle-only-redux.md
Title: An authority-only design for MiddleOnly
Author: Nick Mathewson
Created: 2021-10-08
Status: Open
```
# Introduction
This proposal describes an alternative design for a `MiddleOnly`
flag. Instead of making changes at the client level, it adds a
little
