[tor-bugs] #5018 [Tor]: don't start ClientTransportPlugin proxies until we have a bridge that wants them

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#5018: don't start ClientTransportPlugin proxies until we have a bridge that wants
them
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     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  pt tor-bridge
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Comment (by dcf):

 Linking comment:14:ticket:7153 and comment:18:ticket:7153 for the sake of
 reference. Some transports (flash proxy) would ideally start with no
 configured bridges, and add bridges to the configuration as they are
 discovered dynamically. In such a case, we would want a flag to tell the
 transport to start despite having no bridges configured.

 I say, don't let this consideration delay the resolution of this ticket.
 We can continue using a phony bridge address, as we have been doing.

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