[tor-relays] is explicit DirPort needed anymore under Tor 0.2.8.6?

Green Dream greendream848 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 3 00:13:11 UTC 2016


The release notes for Tor 0.2.8.6 have this tidbit about the DirPort:

"Previously only relays that explicitly opened a directory port
(DirPort) accepted directory requests from clients. Now all
relays, with and without a DirPort, accept and serve tunneled
directory requests that they receive through their ORPort. You can
disable this behavior using the new DirCache option. Closes
ticket 12538."

With this new behavior, is there any reason to keep an open DirPort on our
relays? If I just use an ORPort on 443 (or another reachable TCP port) is
this sufficient? Might it make sense to leave the DirPort up for a while
for legacy clients? Will (up-to-date) authorities have any concerns with a
ORPort-only relay?

Thanks.
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