Changeset 11056 for dotorg/trunk/html/beps/bep_0009.rst

Timestamp:

05/06/2008 07:29:16 AM (3 months ago)

Author:

greg

Message:

hex encoded info-hash

Files:

• dotorg/trunk/html/beps/bep_0009.rst (modified) (1 diff)

dotorg/trunk/html/beps/bep_0009.rst

@@ -119 +119 @@
 
 <info-hash>
-        Is the info-hash encoded as `base32`_
+        Is the info-hash hex encoded, for a total of 40 characters. For
+        compatability with existing links in the wild, clients should also
+        support the 32 character `base32`_ encoded info-hash.
 
 ``xt`` is the only mandatory parameter. ``dn`` is the display name that may be