[tor-bugs] #8494 [Core Tor/Tor]: Does MaxAdvertisedBandwidth do anything useful and if not, can we deprecate it? (was: Relay bandwidth in consensus should not exceed MaxAdvertisedBandwidth)

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#8494: Does MaxAdvertisedBandwidth do anything useful and if not, can we deprecate
it?
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 Reporter:  alphawolf                            |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low                                  |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.2.4.11-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  consensus, bandwidth,                |  Actual Points:
  MaxAdvertisedBandwidth tor-relay tor-dirauth   |
  needs-insight                                  |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * keywords:  consensus, bandwidth, MaxAdvertisedBandwidth tor-relay =>
     consensus, bandwidth, MaxAdvertisedBandwidth tor-relay tor-dirauth
     needs-insight
 * priority:  Medium => Low
 * severity:   => Normal


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