[tor-bugs] #18351 [Tor]: Relay directory failures and logging are too aggressive

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#18351: Relay directory failures and logging are too aggressive
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                              |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:
 Priority:  High                                |  needs_review
Component:  Tor                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
 Severity:  Normal                              |  0.2.8.x-final
 Keywords:  regression, must-fix-before-028-rc  |        Version:  Tor:
Parent ID:                                      |  0.2.8.1-alpha
 Reviewer:                                      |     Resolution:
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                                                |        Sponsor:  None
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:10 Christian]:
 > Regarding the ```Bug: Firewall denied all OR and Dir addresses for all
 relays when searching for a directory``` message in my logs: the firewall
 did '''not''' block any ports (the rules have not been touched) and I was
 able to connect to ```:9001``` (I had to disable ```DirPort``` for now)
 from the outside when ```tor``` was running, so it's clearly not blocked.
 I don't know why it assumed that it was blocked/denied.

 This message comes from the client FascistFirewall / ReachableAddresses /
 IPv6 code, rather than the server code. But you're right, it does appear
 to be a mistake - as long as your relay could still bootstrap, it's not
 blocked (or at least not blocked for very long). I should clarify the log
 messages as well.

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