[tor-bugs] #28807 [Core Tor/DirAuth]: Ask authority operators to set `MaxAdvertisedBandwidth 0` in their torrcs

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#28807: Ask authority operators to set `MaxAdvertisedBandwidth 0` in their torrcs
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 Reporter:  wagon                                |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/DirAuth                     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client, tor-dirauth, tor-bwauth  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:3 wagon]:
 > > Authorities are only chosen as middle nodes, because they don't have
 any other relevant flags.
 > What forbids DA to become guard? As I know, usual fast relay with big
 uptime doesn't have an option to continue to be just a middleman, i.e., to
 not get guard flag.

 They don't have the Guard flag.

 > > Only one of the 10 (dizum) has the Fast flag. So the others will be
 ignored by most clients.
 > Good point. As I remember, nodes without Fast flag are not used for data
 transfer. Do you mean there can be some old clients which behaves
 differently?

 Yes, and some custom clients, and some clients that are configured
 differently.

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