[tor-bugs] #28961 [Core Tor/Stem]: exception in descriptor/remote.py downloading large server descriptors via orport

Sun Jan 20 20:29:28 UTC 2019

#28961: exception in descriptor/remote.py downloading large server descriptors via
orport
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 Reporter:  starlight      |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect         |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Stem  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:  fixed
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Comment (by starlight):

 stem-20190120-git8C61FC85

 now large descriptors are truncated

 also noticed that stem does not handle connection timeouts with grace,
 blows up with a huge stack trace instead of catching the exception

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