[tor-bugs] #1338 [Tor Client]: Implement+use V3Dir flag

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#1338: Implement+use V3Dir flag
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    Reporter:  mikeperry   |       Owner:  mikeperry         
        Type:  defect      |      Status:  new               
    Priority:  minor       |   Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
   Component:  Tor Client  |     Version:  0.2.1.25          
  Resolution:  None        |    Keywords:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:8 nickm]:
 > > I'll turn the question around: why not make everybody a dir mirror?
 It's cheap and now that you don't need a separate port for it, there's no
 extra thing the operator needs to do.
 >
 > In theory, the extra bandwidth.  It means more fetching (since you must
 fetch more stuff more often), and more serving.  If you're a low-bandwidth
 router, you might rather spend your time on traffic than on directory
 stuff.
 >
 > But this may not matter; we should get numbers and do a proper proposal.

 I opened an analysis ticket at #3044.

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