Re: Received http status code 503 ("Directory unavailable") from server

[Steve Southam <ssoutham@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Look through src/or/connection.c for "Directory unavailable". This
> happens when you try to ask for a v1-style directory object (either
> a full directory or a running-routers list), and the directory mirror
> doesn't have a suitable copy yet.
>
> Most commonly this is because the server just started and hasn't found
> a copy it likes yet.
>
> With more and more Tor servers upgrading to 0.1.2.x and later, it will
> become increasingly rare to find copies of the v1 directory objects (since
> they will decline to serve them more often, sending a "503 Directory busy,
> try again later").
>   

Thanks very much for your reply Roger.

> I just checked the server you queried, and got a 503 as you say.
>
> Then I queried it for /tor/server/authority and it told me it had an
> uptime of 3 seconds (as of earlier today) and was named 'zealand'. The
> IP and nickname aren't mentioned in any network-status documents I can
> find.
>
> Perhaps this is in your own private Tor network? Anything else you
> aren't mentioning? :)
>   

Don't even get me started on information compartmentalization it'll get 
complicated very quickly.