[tor-bugs] #17217 [Tor]: Change clients to automatically use IPv6 if they can bootstrap over it

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#17217: Change clients to automatically use IPv6 if they can bootstrap over it
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 Reporter:  teor                     |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low                      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Tor                      |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorCoreTeam201601, ipv6  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #17811                   |         Points:  medium
  Sponsor:                           |
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:3 teor]:
 > One simple resolution to this issue is to follow Tor Browser's lead, and
 set ClientUseIPv6 to default to 1 in tor.

 Tor Browser 5.0.4 doesn't have ClientUseIPv6 set.

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