[tor-bugs] #2356 [Tor Bridge]: Clarification of the ReachableAddresses option

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#2356: Clarification of the ReachableAddresses option
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    Reporter:  anonym              |        Type:  defect    
      Status:  new                 |    Priority:  normal    
   Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.2.x-final  |   Component:  Tor Bridge
     Version:  Tor: 0.2.1.26       |    Keywords:            
      Parent:                      |      Points:            
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Changes (by arma):

  * component:  Tor Client => Tor Bridge


Old description:

> I have "ReachableAddresses reject *:*" in torrc and start Tor. Tor
> obviously cannot connect. Then I add a bridge through Vidalia, and,
> voila, Tor connects to the Tor network through the bridge, ignoring
> ReachableAddresses.
>
> Is this expected behaviour? Are bridges exempt from the
> ReachableAddresses option? My reading of that option in the man page is
> that it should prevent ALL connections, bridges included. Is this a bug,
> an error in the man page, or an error in my head?

New description:

 I have "!ReachableAddresses reject *:*" in torrc and start Tor. Tor
 obviously cannot connect. Then I add a bridge through Vidalia, and, voila,
 Tor connects to the Tor network through the bridge, ignoring
 !ReachableAddresses.

 Is this expected behaviour? Are bridges exempt from the
 !ReachableAddresses option? My reading of that option in the man page is
 that it should prevent ALL connections, bridges included. Is this a bug,
 an error in the man page, or an error in my head?

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