Re: torstatus sites aren't updating

[Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:01:36 -0600 "Kasimir Gabert" <kasimir.g@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Kasimir Gabert <kasimir.g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>     I confess that I've only checked three of the torstatus sites, but it
>>> appears that they have stopped being updated.  torstatus.kgprog.com hasn't
>>> been updated in many hours, and at least two others appear not to have been
>>> for several days.  Does anyone know why?  And when the updates will begin
>>> again?
>>>     Thanks in advance for any news.
>>
>> Hello Scott,
>>
>> I am not sure why the updating script suddenly failed, however the
>> fall back measures for the upcoming version kept it updating.  I
>> started the updating script again for the main site, but the trunk
>> version should still be up to date
>> (http://trunk.torstatus.kgprog.com).

     I didn't know about that one, but I'll bookmark it to check in the future.
Thanks!
     Hmmm...checking that one reveals two bugs in the version of the script
that it runs that are triggered when one happens to get a low-data-rate exit.

	1) The first access returns a truncated page of only 20 entries with
a link to get the full page.  That works, but then selecting any filtering
options or changing from the default sort order returns not the full results,
but again a truncated page of only the first 20 results with a link to get
the full results.  (See also bug 2) here.)  However, clicking on that link
yields once again the full, unfiltered list in the default sort order.  So
as long as one's connections to the site happen to be go through a low-data-
rate exit, one cannot get a full listing of filtered results or results sorted
in any order but the default sort order.

	2) Having gotten a truncated page with the desired filtering and
sorting, the statistics box at the bottom shows a result count (Routers in
Current Query Result Set) of 20 when the correct count is 40.  It appears
to be using only the number of results displayed on the truncated page.
>>
>> Sorry about these issues,
>> Kasimir
>
>Actually, I take that back.  It appears that I can not add properly!
>
>Neither site was updating.  https://torstatus.blutmagie.de/ is still

     Thanks for checking on them.  Will they start updating again soon?

>current, however.

     Yes, it does appear to be current now, though it was either not current
or not responding (I don't remember which) when I posted my questions.
     Also, that one doesn't display or filter upon the HSDir flag, so I assume
it runs an older version of the script(s).


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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