commit 439ffcefd57031153e49e605389a1c218e737180 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Sun Nov 25 10:19:08 2018 -0500

changes file for prop293 / ticket 26770 --- changes/ticket26770 | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/changes/ticket26770 b/changes/ticket26770 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7f3e92e9d --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/ticket26770 @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ + o Minor features (directory authority, relay): + - Authorities now vote on a "StaleDesc" flag to indicate that a relay's + descriptor is so old that the relay should upload again soon. Relays + understand this flag, and treat it as a signal to upload a new + descriptor. This flag will eventually let us remove the 'published' + date from routerstatus entries, and save a great deal of space in our + consensus diffs. Closes ticket 26770; implements proposal 293. +