[tor-bugs] #12538 [Tor]: Make all relays automatically be dir caches

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#12538: Make all relays automatically be dir caches
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:
  cypherpunks            |     Status:  new
         Type:  task     |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tor-guard, tor-relay, prop237
   Resolution:           |  026-triaged-1
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 I pushed bug12538_prop_squash to my pub repo. It was tested with Chutney
 in a network containing relays both with and without dirports, and also in
 a network with zero relays with dirports (but authorities had them, as
 required). After the first consensus period clients successfully sent
 tunnelled directory requests in both networks.

 Note, counter to proposal 237, clients prefer sending tunnelled requests
 over direct. I forgot this was the existing functionality, and I decided
 against changing it (soley so we match the proposal).

 Slightly bikesheddy, I named the function which decides if a relay accepts
 directory request as "is_directory_server()", I feel like this should be
 changed to "am_directory_server()", because it's asking itself, so it's
 almost more grammatically correct. Thoughts/preferences?

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