[tor-bugs] #20371 [Core Tor/Tor]: Lower HSDir query backoff delay

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#20371: Lower HSDir query backoff delay
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 Reporter:  twim             |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.0.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-hs research  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                   |         Points:
 Reviewer:                   |        Sponsor:  SponsorR-can
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Changes (by asn):

 * keywords:   => tor-hs research
 * sponsor:   => SponsorR-can
 * milestone:   => Tor: 0.3.0.x-final


Comment:

 Agreed. I think some analysis is in order here, before changing the value.

 FWIW, I imagine the value is so big to avoid clients hammering the
 dirauths with the same descriptor requests (that feature was introduced
 pre-2008, so I think dirauths were still used for storing HS descs back
 then, but we should double check).

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