[tor-bugs] #7009 [Tor]: Handle unstable relays better

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#7009: Handle unstable relays better
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 Reporter:  arma                 |          Owner:                  
     Type:  project              |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal               |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor                  |        Version:                  
 Keywords:  tor-relay, SponsorJ  |         Parent:                  
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Comment(by nickm):

 Another note on shorter/easier consensuses to meditate upon: We use the
 published_on field from the "r" line for very little.  Videlicet:
    * In networkstatus.c, in client_would_use_router, in a way that is
 basically nonsensical for microdescriptor consensuses.
    * In router.c, in mark_my_descriptor_dirty_if_too_old, to tell whether
 we a router needs to upload a new descriptor.
    * In routerlist.c, in routerlist_remove_old_routers, in a way that
 makes no sense for microdescriptor consensuses.

 I'm not sure the best response to this information, though.

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