[tor-bugs] #23836 [Core Tor/Tor]: spurious warning about used nickname

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#23836: spurious warning  about used nickname
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 Reporter:  toralf        |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.3.2.2-alpha
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:  not a bug
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 I don't think this message is wrong.  It's totally possible for there to
 be two relays in the consensus named "zwiebeltoralf2" -- anybody can sign
 up a relay with any nickname they want, and nothing prevents that.  If you
 want to identify a relay uniquely, you need to use its fingerprint.

 I'm closing this as "not a bug", but please reopen if there is something I
 am missing.

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