end-to-end encryption question

[Peter Palfrader]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, Scott Bennett wrote:

>      For obvious reasons, tor should not be getting directory information over
> a connection that is not encrypted from end to end, even if everyone knows
> exactly what the content of the directory information happens to be at any
> given moment.

What are those reasons?  I'm sorry they are not apparent to me.

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