Re: [tor-bugs] #31391 [Circumvention/Snowflake]: Do a reachability check before polling for clients

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#31391: Do a reachability check before polling for clients
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks              |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                   |      Milestone:
Component:  Circumvention/Snowflake  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                   |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                           |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by cohosh):

 Replying to [comment:5 cypherpunks]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 cohosh]:
 > > The snowflake proxy doesn't need to reach directory servers or
 torproject.org to work. It needs to reach the snowflake bridge(s) it knows
 about, and the snowflake broker though.
 > I know but it's a good metric of knowing whether one is in a censored
 region since there tp.org and directory servers are usually blocked (one
 can even add a "proceed anyway?" option in case the bridge can be
 accessed).

 We should be careful about how we message this since there could be many
 reasons for network failure that aren't related to censorship.

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