[tor-bugs] Re: #1693 [Tor - Tor client]: Hidden service v2 directory answers with "not a directory"?

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#1693: Hidden service v2 directory answers with "not a directory"?
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 Reporter:  arma              |       Owner:     
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:     
Component:  Tor - Tor client  |     Version:     
 Keywords:                    |      Parent:     
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Comment(by arma):

 How many hsdirs are we losing? Do most relays that have their dirport off
 also have
 crappy bandwidth?

 It's not clear what backporting would do here. A) There's no need to
 backport "fix1",
 since enough directory authorities are running 0.2.2.x.

 B) If we backport the part where the relays don't advertise hidden-
 service-dir if
 their dirport is off, and don't fix them any other way, then there's no
 effect (the
 authorities can ignore their broken hidden-service-dir line, and have to
 do for
 other 0.2.1.x relays anyway). If we backport the part where relays answer
 begindir
 requests even when their dirport is off, we are asking for trouble --
 that's not
 something we can safely backport.

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