[tor-bugs] #16471 [Stem]: Stem should mark relays as "is_unmeasured" if the "measured" property is not set

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#16471: Stem should mark relays as "is_unmeasured" if the "measured" property is
not set
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     Reporter:  aagbsn     |      Owner:  atagar
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal     |  Milestone:
    Component:  Stem       |    Version:
   Resolution:  not a bug  |   Keywords:
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Changes (by atagar):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 Hi Aaron. In the dir-spec "Unmeasured" is a specific flag, and only
 relevant in the consensus. It means 'we don't have three or more bwauth
 measurements'. Votes are from a single authority, so naturally they can't
 say overall if a relay will have this flag or not.

 https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt#n1770

 I suspect you're thinking "omission of a 'measured' value in a vote means
 no measurement, so is_unmeasured should be true". However, this attribute
 is strictly about the flag. Also, most authorities aren't bwauths, so not
 having a measurement is pretty common, and doesn't necessarily mean
 anything.

 Feel free to reopen if you have any other questions.

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