commit 550037f67779fc52d08a12c5f4ffdd04d55841a9 Author: Isis Lovecruft isis@torproject.org Date: Tue Apr 10 19:21:10 2018 +0000

changes: Add changes file for 25409. --- changes/bug25409 | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/changes/bug25409 b/changes/bug25409 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..093d8f58b --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/bug25409 @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ + o Removed features: + - The PortForwarding and PortForwardingHelper features have been + removed. The reasoning is, given that implementations of NAT traversal + protocols within common consumer grade routers are frequently buggy, and + that the target audience for a NAT punching feature is a perhaps + less-technically-inclined relay operator, when the helper fails to setup + traversal the problems are usually deep, ugly, and very router specific, + making them horrendously impossible for technical support to reliable + assist with, and thus resulting in frustration all around. Unfortunately, + relay operators who would like to run relays behind NATs will need to + become more familiar with the port forwarding configurations on their + local router. Closes 25409.