[tor-bugs] #7866 [Stem]: Stem doesn't handle "dir-source *-legacy" lines correctly

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#7866: Stem doesn't handle "dir-source *-legacy" lines correctly
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 Reporter:  karsten  |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:        
Component:  Stem     |        Version:        
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   Points:           |   Actualpoints:        
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Comment(by karsten):

 Replying to [comment:10 atagar]:
 > > Looks fine, though I'm not sure if we really took out this format in
 recent Tor versions.
 >
 > In that case maybe we should?
 >
 > I don't have the context on where these come from but if they were a
 hack and no present authorities use them then it seems like we should drop
 support for them. Then that "This format stopped appearing as of Tor
 version XXXXXX." can be the present version.

 It was a hack because we needed it quickly, but we may need it in the
 future again.  We shouldn't take it out.

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