[tor-bugs] #25551 [Metrics/Onionoo]: host_name field does not match spec

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#25551: host_name field does not match spec
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks      |          Owner:  irl
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Onionoo  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:  duplicate
 Keywords:                   |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by irl):

 * status:  needs_information => closed
 * resolution:   => duplicate


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 cypherpunks]:
 > For someone just interested in the PTR record this complicates things.
 If you name it dns_ptr you could always include it no matter if it PTR+A
 matches.

 There will be other things that look for a forward record before giving a
 PTR, and so a misconfigured forward or reverse zone may result in others
 finding no result when they make a query. I wouldn't want to not have some
 sort of clear distinction between a properly configured DNS setup and a
 not properly configured setup, especially when this could be the
 difference between an exit operator being harassed or not.

 Let's call this a duplicate of #18342 and discuss this further there.

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