suspicious log warning messages

[Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     Last night my tor server logged some unexpected messages.  I've waited
about twelve hours to see whether any relevant discussion appeared on this
list.  Thus far, it hasn't, so I'm posting them here in hopes that someone
will explain what he/she was doing.

Nov 07 17:31:22.181 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '86.59.21.38:443'
Nov 07 17:33:23.059 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '86.59.21.38:443'
Nov 07 17:43:32.514 [warn] Consensus includes unrecognized authority 'ides' at 216.224.124.114:9030 (contact Mike Perry <mikeperryTAfsckedTODorg>; identity 27B6B5996C426270A5C95488AA5BCEB6BCC86956)
Nov 07 17:43:32.515 [warn] 1 unknown, 0 missing key, 1 good, 0 bad, 1 no signature, 2 required
Nov 07 17:43:32.516 [warn] Not enough good signatures on networkstatus consensus
Nov 07 17:43:32.532 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '128.31.0.34:9001'
Nov 07 18:14:04.693 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '86.59.21.38:443'
Nov 07 18:25:14.831 [warn] Consensus includes unrecognized authority 'ides' at 216.224.124.114:9030 (contact Mike Perry <mikeperryTAfsckedTODorg>; identity 27B6B5996C426270A5C95488AA5BCEB6BCC86956)
Nov 07 18:25:14.831 [warn] 1 unknown, 0 missing key, 1 good, 0 bad, 1 no signature, 2 required
Nov 07 18:25:14.832 [warn] Not enough good signatures on networkstatus consensus
Nov 07 18:25:14.845 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '128.31.0.34:9001'
Nov 07 18:27:15.752 [warn] Consensus includes unrecognized authority 'ides' at 216.224.124.114:9030 (contact Mike Perry <mikeperryTAfsckedTODorg>; identity 27B6B5996C426270A5C95488AA5BCEB6BCC86956)
Nov 07 18:27:15.752 [warn] 1 unknown, 0 missing key, 1 good, 0 bad, 1 no signature, 2 required
Nov 07 18:27:15.753 [warn] Not enough good signatures on networkstatus consensus
Nov 07 18:27:15.764 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '128.31.0.34:9001'
Nov 07 18:37:27.649 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '86.59.21.38:443'
Nov 07 19:07:56.753 [warn] Consensus includes unrecognized authority 'ides' at 216.224.124.114:9030 (contact Mike Perry <mikeperryTAfsckedTODorg>; identity 27B6B5996C426270A5C95488AA5BCEB6BCC86956)
Nov 07 19:07:56.754 [warn] 1 unknown, 0 missing key, 1 good, 0 bad, 1 no signature, 2 required
Nov 07 19:07:56.754 [warn] Not enough good signatures on networkstatus consensus
Nov 07 19:07:56.766 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '128.31.0.34:9001'
Nov 07 19:25:13.710 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '86.59.21.38:443'
Nov 07 19:27:16.812 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '86.59.21.38:443'
Nov 07 19:37:24.203 [warn] Consensus includes unrecognized authority 'ides' at 216.224.124.114:9030 (contact Mike Perry <mikeperryTAfsckedTODorg>; identity 27B6B5996C426270A5C95488AA5BCEB6BCC86956)
Nov 07 19:37:24.204 [warn] 1 unknown, 0 missing key, 1 good, 0 bad, 1 no signature, 2 required
Nov 07 19:37:24.205 [warn] Not enough good signatures on networkstatus consensus
Nov 07 19:37:24.221 [warn] Unable to load consensus directory dowloaded from server '128.31.0.34:9001'

No more messages of this sort have appeared since the last one shown above.


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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