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Reword note about auth chains

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Erik Johnston 2015-01-16 15:17:09 +00:00
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@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ Auth chain
The *auth chain* for an event is the recursive list of auth events and the auth The *auth chain* for an event is the recursive list of auth events and the auth
chain for those auth events. chain for those auth events.
The auth chain for event gives all the information a server needs to accept an .. Note:: The auth chain for an event gives all the information a server needs
event. However, being given an auth chain for an event that appears valid does to accept an event. However, being given an auth chain for an event
not mean that the event might later be rejected. For example if we discover that appears valid does not mean that the event might not later be
that the sender had been banned between the join event listed in the auth rejected. For example if we discover that the sender had been banned
events and the event being authed. between the join event listed in the auth events and the event being
authed.
**TODO**: Clean the above explanations up a bit. **TODO**: Clean the above explanations up a bit.