[tor-bugs] #31163 [Core Tor/Tor]: A flag to use hostname than IP as relay

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Tue Jul 16 01:34:29 UTC 2019


#31163: A flag to use hostname than IP as relay
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 Reporter:  cyberbot          |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium            |      Component:  Core Tor/Tor
  Version:  Tor: unspecified  |       Severity:  Normal
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 Though we can add a hostname in the `Address` field in torrc, it finally
 resolves the name time to time and pushes the descriptor.
 However, that hurts the dynamic IP relays. If tor could work on pure
 hostnames (yes, that'd cause a resolving overhead on every connection)
 then a whole range of dynamic IP relays could come into the picture which
 might strengthen the Tor network.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/31163>
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