[tor-bugs] #1938 [Tor Bridge]: UpdateBridgesFromAuthority dangerous

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#1938: UpdateBridgesFromAuthority dangerous
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 Reporter:  arma        |          Owner:                    
     Type:  task        |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  major       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Bridge  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by Sebastian):

 I don't think we want another torrc config option here. What's wrong with
 never going to the bridge auth directly while we have at least one working
 bridge, and making UpdateBridgesFromAuthorities govern whether we try the
 bridge auth at all?

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