[tor-bugs] #4241 [Tor Hidden Services]: MAX_REND_FAILURES should not be 30

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#4241: MAX_REND_FAILURES should not be 30
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 Reporter:  rransom              |          Owner:  rransom           
     Type:  defect               |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  major                |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.2.x-final
Component:  Tor Hidden Services  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:                       |         Parent:                    
   Points:                       |   Actualpoints:                    
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 From src/or/rendservice.c:
 {{{
 /** How many times will a hidden service operator attempt to connect to
  * a requested rendezvous point before giving up? */
 #define MAX_REND_FAILURES 30
 /** How many seconds should we spend trying to connect to a requested
  * rendezvous point before giving up? */
 #define MAX_REND_TIMEOUT 30
 }}}

 `MAX_REND_FAILURES` is ''way'' too high.  To find out how lower it should
 be, we will need to persuade the operators of popular hidden services to
 collect some statistics for us.

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