Silly question...

[coderman]

On 10/24/06, Fergie <fergdawg at netzero.net> wrote:
> ...
> Oct 24 23:15:19:698 [Notice] Tor v0.1.2.2-alpha. This is experimental
> software. Do not rely on it for strong anonymity.
> ...
> Oct 24 23:15:20:167 [Notice] We now have enough directory information
> to build circuits.
> Oct 24 23:15:25:276 [Notice] No Tor server exists that allows exit to
> [scrubbed]:80. Rejecting.
> ... [lots of rejection] ...
> Oct 24 23:17:19:354 [Notice] Our directory information is no longer
> up-to-date enough to build circuits.
> Oct 24 23:17:19:386 [Notice] I learned some more directory information,
> but not enough to build a circuit.
> ... [x2]
> Oct 24 23:17:23:651 [Notice] We now have enough directory information
> to build circuits.
> Oct 24 23:17:46:479 [Notice] Tor has successfully opened a circuit.
> Looks like client functionality is working.

this looks like:
- Tor was started with an old directory
- thought it could create circuits
- attempts to connect out (your new firefox?) failed because directory
info was actually stale
- got updated directory
- working fine now?


> ...
> Why was an exit being created to: [scrubbed]:80
>
> What's up with that? Just curious...

i assume it was your 2.0 firefox using torbutton.  is anything else
configured to use Tor as a socks proxy?

best regards,


also:
if Tor did think an out of date directory (cached?) was suitable for
building circuits, shouldn't it defer until it has obtained a current
directory?