[tor-bugs] #3265 [Tor Relay]: Relays publish on average more than 1 descriptor per hour

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#3265: Relays publish on average more than 1 descriptor per hour
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    Reporter:  karsten    |       Owner:                     
        Type:  defect     |      Status:  closed             
    Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final 
   Component:  Tor Relay  |     Version:  Tor: 0.2.2.22-alpha
  Resolution:  not a bug  |    Keywords:                     
      Parent:             |      Points:                     
Actualpoints:             |  
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Changes (by karsten):

  * status:  needs_information => closed
  * resolution:  => not a bug


Comment:

 I looked at the server descriptors published between January 1 and 29,
 2012 and found 16 distinct relays which published 50 server descriptors or
 more on a single day.

 I then looked at the descriptors of these 16 relays to see how the
 descriptors changed.  In total, I did 8463 pair-wise comparisons of server
 descriptors.  In 2915 cases only the DirPort changed, in 2407 cases only
 the IP address changed, in 2474 cases both DirPort and IP address changed,
 in 614 cases the bandwidth line changed, and in only 53 cases there were
 other changes.

 In summary, neither the absolute number of relays affected, nor the number
 of unusual other changes are worrisome to me.  The problem seems to be
 fixed by now.  Not sure what it was, but I concluded I shouldn't spend
 more time investigating.

 The server descriptors of the 16 relays in question are attached if
 someone else wants to take a look.

 Closing as not a bug.

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