[tor-bugs] #1187 [Tor Client]: getinfo bridge status

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#1187: getinfo bridge status
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 Reporter:  arma                |         Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new                 |     Priority:  minor      
Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final  |    Component:  Tor Client 
  Version:  0.2.2.6-alpha       |   Resolution:  None       
 Keywords:  easy                |       Parent:             
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Changes (by arma):

  * keywords:  => easy
  * milestone:  => Tor: 0.2.3.x-final


Old description:

> A user from China suggests at
> http://blog.torproject.org/blog/bridge-distribution-
> strategies#comment-3336 :
> "I have a fairly long list of bridges in my settings tab now, and I have
> no
> idea which are actually of any use to me, and which are dead. Would it be
> possible to have some visual indicator in the Vidalia bridge config
> dialog
> that shows which bridges are healthy and which are not?"
>
> This is a great idea, and we should do it. Perhaps Tor should expose this
> info
> via a 'getinfo bridge-status' or equivalent, and then we can show which
> ones
> are configured, which we have a fresh descriptor for, which we've found
> reachable, etc. Once we've got the Tor side figured out, then Vidalia
> could
> ask for the bridge status when you open the bridge config window, and
> mark them
> as appropriate.
>
> [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

New description:

 A user from China suggests at
 http://blog.torproject.org/blog/bridge-distribution-
 strategies#comment-3336 :
 "I have a fairly long list of bridges in my settings tab now, and I have
 no
 idea which are actually of any use to me, and which are dead. Would it be
 possible to have some visual indicator in the Vidalia bridge config dialog
 that shows which bridges are healthy and which are not?"

 This is a great idea, and we should do it. Perhaps Tor should expose this
 info
 via a 'getinfo bridge-status' or equivalent, and then we can show which
 ones
 are configured, which we have a fresh descriptor for, which we've found
 reachable, etc. Once we've got the Tor side figured out, then Vidalia
 could
 ask for the bridge status when you open the bridge config window, and mark
 them
 as appropriate.

 [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

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