try to cleanup readme

README.md

@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ Offline mode tutorial: https://youtu.be/lPdELnrxmp0
   and [ViaRewind](https://viaversion.com/rewind) translates the connections to backend server.
 - VIAaaS auth page stores account credentials in the player's browser local storage. Check for XSS vulnerabilities on
   your domain.
-- Due to technical/security reasons, it requires a CORS Proxy for calling Mojang APIs, which may make Mojang see that as
-  suspicious and reset/block your account password if the IP address seems suspect.
+- It requires a CORS Proxy for calling Mojang APIs, which may make Mojang see that as
+  suspicious and block your account password if the IP address seems suspect.
 - Account credentials aren't sent to VIAaaS instance, though it's intermediated by CORS Proxy.
-- VIAaaS receives a the session hash from instance and then the browser validates it to Mojang.
+- The web page receives and validates a the session hash from VIAaaS instance.
 
 ## Setting up server instance
 
@@ -56,15 +56,13 @@ java -jar VIAaaS-all.jar
 - Configure the hostname in the config
 - Open the Minecraft port (25565)
 - The HTTPS page needs a certificate, you can use [Apache](https://httpd.apache.org/) (with
-  a [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) certificate) as a proxy. See apache_copypasta.txt file.
+  a [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) certificate) as a reverse proxy. See apache_copypasta.txt file.
 
 ## CORS Proxy
 
 - For less chance of Mojang seeing the login as suspect, you (the player) should set up a CORS proxy on your machine.
 - Note the ending slash in cors-anywhere address
-- You can use my public instance
-  at https://crp123-cors.herokuapp.com/ ([source](https://github.com/creeper123123321/cors-anywhere/)) too, but proxies
-  have a bit more chance of being seen as suspect.
+- You can also try my public instance at https://crp123-cors.herokuapp.com/ ([source](https://github.com/creeper123123321/cors-anywhere/))
 
 ### Setting up [cors-anywhere](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cors-anywhere) on local machine:
 
@@ -85,19 +83,14 @@ node server.js
 
 #### Online mode:
 
-- You can use two accounts (avoids Bad Login error), the same account for front-end and back-end connections, or
-  use ```_of```
-  (offline mode in frontend. May be useful if you have a client which is incompatible with online mode).
+- You can use the same username for front-end and back-end connection. It's also possible to use an 
+  offline mode connection on front-end (use ``_of``).
 - Go to VIAaaS auth webpage (default is https://localhost:25543/)
-- Configure CORS proxy, see above in "CORS Proxy" section
-- Listen to the username A you'll use to connect to the proxy.
-- Add the account B to VIAaaS page which you'll use in ```_u``` parameter below.
+- Listen to the username A (you'll use it to connect to the VIAaaS instance).
+- Add the account B (you'll use it in backend server).
 - Keep the page open
-- Connect to ```mc.example.com._u(B).via.localhost``` (```_u``` can be removed if you are using the same username)
+- Connect with your account A to ```mc.example.com._u(account B).via.localhost``` (```_u``` can be removed if username is the same)
 - Approve the login in the webpage
-- If you use the same online mode account, your client may show Bad Login. You can use a mod like
-  [Auth Me](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/auth-me)
-  or [ReAuth](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/reauth).
 
 ### Address options
 
@@ -112,19 +105,18 @@ node server.js
 - You can use ``(option)_(value)`` too, like ``p_25565``.
 - ```server.example.net```: backend server address
 - ```_p```: backend port
-- ```_v```: backend version ([protocol id](https://wiki.vg/Protocol_version_numbers) or name with underline instead of
-  dots). ```AUTO``` is default and 1.8 is fallback if it fails.
-- ```_o```: ```t``` to force online mode in frontend, ```f``` to disable online mode in frontend. If not set, it will be
+- ```_v```: backend version ([protocol id](https://wiki.vg/Protocol_version_numbers) or name, replace ``.`` with ``_``). ```AUTO``` is default (1.8 fallback).
+- ```_o```: ```t``` to force online mode in frontend, ```f``` to force offline mode in frontend. If not set, it will be
   based on backend online mode.
 - ```_u```: username to use in backend connection
 - ```via.example.com```: instance address (defined in config)
 
 ## WARNING
 
-- VIAaaS may trigger anti-cheats, due to block, item, movement and other differences between versions. USE AT OWN RISK
+- VIAaaS may trigger anti-cheats, due to block, item, movement and other differences between versions. USE AT OWN RISK.
 - Take care of browser local storage. Check for XSS vulnerabilities on your domain.
 - Check the security of CORS proxy, it will intermediate Mojang API calls.
-- Mojang may lock your account when API is called from a suspect IP address
+- Mojang may lock your account when API is called from a suspect IP address.
 
 ## FAQ
 
@@ -136,8 +128,8 @@ node server.js
 
 #### Why a online webpage for online mode?:
 
-- It's easier to maintain in that way, because providing login via chat requires encoding and decoding more packets
-  which change through versions.
+- It's easier to maintain in that way, because providing login via chat requires encoding and decoding more packets,
+  which reduces maintanability.
 - It allows your account password and token to be kept with you.
 
 #### How to use Microsoft Account?:
@@ -150,8 +142,7 @@ node server.js
 #### How to use IPv6?:
 
 - When listening to 0.0.0.0, it should listen on IPv6 too.
-- To use IPv6 in backend address, you need to use a instance with IPv6 connectivity. The hostname parser currently
-  doesn't support direct IPv6, but you can use a DNS name with https://sslip.io/
+- The hostname parser currently doesn't support direct IPv6, but you can use a DNS name with https://sslip.io/
 
 #### I'm getting a DNS error/"Unknown host" while connecting to (...).localhost
 
@@ -159,19 +150,19 @@ node server.js
 
 #### How to use with Geyser?
 
-- Currently you need to set the parameters (at least the hostname) in Geyser's `address` field:
+- Set the parameters in Geyser's `address` field:
   ```yml
   remote:
     # The IP address of the remote (Java Edition) server
     address: 2b2t.org._v1_12_2.via.localhost
   ```
 - If you are using a public GeyserConnect instance: connect to a publicly available VIAaaS instance,
-  like ```mc.example.com.via.example.net``` as a Java Edition server.
+  like ```mc.example.com._v1_8.via.example.net``` as a Java Edition server.
 
 #### Can I use it to connect to .onion Minecraft hidden servers?
 
 - You can use .onion addresses if the instance is proxying the backend connections to TOR. Note that VIAaaS may log your
-  requests.
+  requests, and that your DNS queries may be unencrypted.
 
 #### Can you support more versions / Is there some alternative?