[tor-bugs] #17971 [Tor]: Unrecognized relay in exit address '[scrubbed].exit'. Refusing.

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#17971: Unrecognized relay in exit address '[scrubbed].exit'. Refusing.
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.10
     Severity:  Normal       |   Keywords:
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       Points:               |    Sponsor:
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 This line appeared in my tor log the other day.

 > Unrecognized relay in exit address '[scrubbed].exit'. Refusing.

 I don't know what it means, and a quick search didn't return anything
 useful. I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary; just using Tor
 Browser. I use the system-installed Tor, so it could have come from
 anything on the system I guess. Safe logging was enabled, so I don't know
 what address was requested.

 When I tried to reproduce it by making an explicit request to
 foo.nonexistant.exit, I got this.

 > The  ".exit" notation is disabled in Tor due to security risks. Set
 AllowDotExit in your torrc to enable it (at your own risk).

 What does the first line mean, and why wasn't the request rejected by
 AllowDotExit=0? Is this something I should be worried about? Even if it's
 benign, hopefully users who get this warning will find this ticket in
 searches, since I've been unable to find the exact message anywhere.

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