[tor-bugs] #12500 [Tor]: Slay hidden service upload time dragons

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#12500: Slay hidden service upload time dragons
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     Reporter:  andrea  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.5.5-alpha
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  026-triaged-1 026-deferrable tor-hs
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Comment (by special):

 > On the other hand, as rransom mentions in #4243, clients will not be as
 happy about waiting up to 2 hours before the descriptor is published. They
 can decrease the value of RendPostPeriod, if this is a problem, though.

 I think most hidden service operators would be confused by an up-to-two
 hour delay. I understand the reason behind it, but it seems unacceptably
 long for most cases. I expect a lot of "why doesn't my hidden service
 work?!", and a lot of people applying the workaround they find on a search
 engine.

 Decreasing RendPostPeriod is not a valid workaround, particularly for
 software that relies on the service being published interactively. I think
 a separate option for that is required.

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