Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 01:32:25 +0000
From: Matthew Finkel <matthew.finkel@gmail.com>
To: tor-dev@lists.torproject.org
Subject: Re: [tor-dev] Proposal: All Relays are Directory Servers
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On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 02:17:28PM -0400, Nick Mathewson wrote:
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Matthew Finkel
<matthew.finkel@gmail.com> wrote:
Filename: xxx-directory-servers-for-all.txt
Title: All relays are directory servers
Author: Matthew Finkel
Created: 29-Jul-2014
Status:
Target: 0.2.6.x
Overview:
This proposal aims at removing part of the distinction between the
relay and the directory server. Currently operators have the options
of being one of: a relay, a directory server, or both. With the
acceptance of this proposal the options will be simplified to being
either only a directory server or a combined relay and directory
server. All relays will serve directory requests.
FWIW, we don't support being only a directory server right now, do we?
Nope, you're right. Bad assumption.
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/390728d85644a6c062d6807ffc096343d1c1e73e:/src/or/config.c#l2565
Looking at the details of parse_ports(), the warning/comment isn't entirely accurate: it seems that any configured "port" is enough to disable the warning (even a DirPort, ControlPort/ControlSocket(!), or ExtORPort).
Which is why I'm not seeing it on the directory-only tor instance I have configured.
Then again, the core message is accurate - a tor instance that doesn't act as a tor client or relay isn't going to do much.
Tim