[tor-bugs] #25412 [Core Tor/Tor]: TrackHostExits option in torrc file not working as documented

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#25412: TrackHostExits option in torrc file not working as documented
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 Reporter:  LittleTorFanAnnie  |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect             |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium             |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor       |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal             |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  doc-maybe          |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:4 nickm]:
 > TracExitHosts is not supposed to make every destination use the same
 website: it is supposed to make it so that every time you go to the _same_
 destination, you get the _same_ website.
 >
 > Is this something that the documentation should be more clear about?

 Yes. The man page right now says "For each value in the comma separated
 list, Tor will track recent connections to hosts that match this value and
 attempt to reuse the same exit node for each. [...] If one of the values
 is just a '.', it means match everything." To me that means every time you
 get a match, you try to reuse the same exit node as for previous matches,
 and . is always a match.

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