[metrics-bugs] #32842 [Core Tor/DocTor]: Give notifications if tor26 is missing from the consensus

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#32842: Give notifications if tor26 is missing from the consensus
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 Reporter:  Sebastian        |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/DocTor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                   |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                   |         Points:
 Reviewer:                   |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by atagar):

 > Which is "less bad?

 The best option is for tor26 to remove its block. Second best is one of
 the following...

 a. Do nothing (which is why I closed this ticket).
 b. Adjust DocTor's _get_documents() to monkey patch or do other hackery
 work around tor26's dysfunction.
 c. Adjust the has_authority_flag test to specially handle tor26.

 > Alternately if DocTor were to check the consensus for tor26, it might as
 well check for the presence of all authorities and report any missing.

 Actually, DocTor already does...

 https://gitweb.torproject.org/doctor.git/tree/consensus_health_checker.py#n632

 > Seems to me nothing special should be required for testing DocTor except
 changing the email notification address, is is that true?

 You shouldn't need to do anything. When ran locally DocTor prints its
 notification rather than emailing it.

 https://gitweb.torproject.org/doctor.git/tree/util.py#n21

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