[tor-bugs] #13928 [Tor]: Tor Authorities reachability testing is predictable and sequential

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#13928: Tor Authorities reachability testing is predictable and sequential
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     Reporter:  teor     |      Owner:  teor
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  needs_information
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.1-alpha
   Resolution:           |   Keywords:  tor-auth, 027-deferrable,
Actual Points:           |  027-triaged-1-out
       Points:           |  Parent ID:  #14034
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  needs_revision => needs_information


Comment:

 #13928 is a solution to a problem I don't think exists (authority
 reachability testing being predictable). And making it random could cause
 other hard-to-diagnose bugs.

 Deferring it for later for now.

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