[tor-bugs] #10849 [Tor]: tunneldirconns 0 makes hidden services publish descriptors over http -- and they're refused

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#10849: tunneldirconns 0 makes hidden services publish descriptors over http -- and
they're refused
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     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-hs 024-backport
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by isis):

 Replying to [comment:16 rransom]:
 > Replying to [comment:15 isis]:
 > > Replying to [comment:14 rransom]:
 > > > Also, debug-level `LD_DIR` messages (e.g. from
 `directory_initiate_command_rend`) are important, not just `LD_REND`.
 > >
 > > Logs attached above, most of `LD_DIR` included, but it was noisy so I
 cut out the initial relay descriptor fetching.
 >
 > Thanks!  (There were still some consensus/descriptor/microdesc fetches
 at the beginning, but I found the information I wanted.)
 >
 > According to your logs, Tor is still refusing to use `BEGINDIR`:
 > {{{
 > Feb 11 23:57:39.000 [debug] {DIR} directory_initiate_command_rend():
 anonymized 1, use_begindir 0.
 > Feb 11 23:57:39.000 [debug] {DIR} directory_initiate_command_rend():
 Initiating hidden-service v2 descriptor upload
 > }}}

 Right. I saw the problem not as "tor isn't using `BEGIN_DIR`" but that
 `BEGIN_DIR` was meant for a tunnelled dir connection to the DirPort, not
 an anonymized connection to the ORPort. But there was very little info in
 either `dir-spec*.txt` or `rend-spec.txt`.

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