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Re: [tor-bugs] #1090 [Tor Client]: Warning about using an excluded node for exit
#1090: Warning about using an excluded node for exit
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Reporter: Sebastian | Owner: nickm
Type: defect | Status: needs_review
Priority: major | Milestone: Tor: 0.2.2.x-final
Component: Tor Client | Version: 0.2.1.19
Resolution: None | Keywords:
Parent: | Points:
Actualpoints: |
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Comment(by arma):
{{{
+#if 0
+ /* Removing this retry logic: if we only allow one exit, and it is in
the
+ same family as all our entries, then we are just plain not going
to win
+ here. */
}}}
The problem here is that we mean two different things by "family". One is
that MyFamily has been set explicitly by the operator. The other is "it's
nearby on the network". I agree that we want to honor the former, but if
we've configured a bridge that happens to be nearby the exit relay we
picked, and the circuit is about to fail, I think it shouldn't fail. Part
of the problem here is that we're picking the exit node first without
regard for where our bridge might be.
This topic is also related to the "do you want your bridges to keep you
safe or do you want your bridges to maximize your reachability" tension
that we're seeing in other contexts.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/1090#comment:57>
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