[tor-bugs] #11973 [Core Tor/Tor]: Should relays stop making unencrypted directory connections?

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#11973: Should relays stop making unencrypted directory connections?
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-proposal, 027-triaged-1-out,   |  Actual Points:
  tor-03-unspecified-201612                      |
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:1 nickm]:
 > >I think the original rationale was that:
 [...]
 > >   * using a separate port for uploads would allow directory
 authorities to throttle downloads without harming uploads.

 For historical context: relays and clients didn't start out using separate
 ports. It started out that all directory stuff, for everybody, used the
 DirPort. Then we moved clients over to the ORPort, because they were
 getting censored by DPI. We decided not to move relays over at the time.

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