On 12/17/13 10:31 PM, Nick Mathewson wrote: > 185 Directory caches without DirPort > > The old HTTP directory port feature is no longer used by > clients and relays under most circumstances. The proposal > explains how we can get rid of the requirement that non-bridge > directories have an open directory port. (6/2012)
Hey Nick, this proposal looks like a fine idea. Two remarks: - I'm not sure why a) relays with a working DirPort shouldn't include "dir-cache 1" in their router descriptor and b) authorities shouldn't assign the "DirCache" flag to relays with a working DirPort that don't have a "dir-cache 1" line in their router descriptor. I understand that neither of the two actions are necessary to make the proposal work. But this could be a chance to get rid of the DirPort concept entirely and only rely on "dir-cache 1" and "DirCache" flags in the future. - We should write into ChangeLog and torrc.sample that relay operators shouldn't rush setting their DirPort to 0 and rely on DirCache to turn their relay into a directory mirror. Older clients that don't recognize what a DirCache is will put more load on mirrors with non-zero DirPort, and it's unclear how long it will take them to upgrade. All the best, Karsten _______________________________________________ tor-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-dev
