[tor-bugs] #2408 [Tor Relay]: "PublishServerDescriptor hidserv" publishes a public relay descriptor

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#2408: "PublishServerDescriptor hidserv" publishes a public relay descriptor
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 Reporter:  rransom    |       Owner:  rransom           
     Type:  defect     |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  major      |   Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.1.x-final
Component:  Tor Relay  |     Version:                    
 Keywords:             |      Parent:                    
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 I ran a Tor instance with the following lines in its torrc:

 {{{
 ORPort 51412
 BridgeRelay 1
 ExitPolicy reject *:*
 PublishServerDescriptor hidserv
 }}}

 (There were other non-comment lines in the torrc, including lines
 specifying hidden services, but those are not relevant.)

 I expected this Tor instance to publish hidden service descriptors and not
 publish any router descriptor (whether bridge or public relay).  Instead,
 it published a router descriptor as a public relay.

 The `hidserv` parameter to the `PublishServerDescriptor` torrc option is
 obsolete, it is ignored by the code that publishes hidden service
 descriptors (even v0 descriptors), and the configuration-parsing code
 should explicitly ignore it (and print a warning).

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