Re: client bug in 0.2.2.7-alpha and a new bad exit: exoassist

[Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:47:46 -0500 grarpamp <grarpamp@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>> When trying to fetch a web page from www.fibrlink.net, I was surprised to
>> get an error page back from someplace in Australia,
>
>That site is in Australia. And considering that that url is down right
>now, and that they're fronting it with squid, who knows what all's
>pooched on their end. Before declaring exo hosed, try it when they're
>back up and by using mapaddress instead.

     That would prove nothing.  It would merely hide the problem.  The
problem is visible when the destination is down.  exoassist is indeed
a bad exit.  It should be flagged as such, but still is *not* flagged.


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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