[tor-bugs] #12497 [Tor]: Write a proposal for how to change the list of private addresses

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#12497: Write a proposal for how to change the list of private addresses
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     Reporter:  andrea       |      Owner:  nickm
         Type:  task         |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:
   Resolution:  implemented  |   Keywords:  026-triaged-1
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:   => implemented


Comment:

 This may not need a proposal at all.  With the fix for #7582, we no longer
 call a node "reject *:*" unless we asked for a specific IP address, and we
 had its routerinfo, and the routerinfo explicitly says that address was
 allowed.  So long as we don't start putting "private:*" in our descriptors
 (and we haven't, IIRC), this should work just fine in 0.2.4.12-alpha and
 later.

 So we should just wait until 0.2.3.x clients are completely 100%
 deprecated, and then we can make changes to what's in private.

 So the remaining issues from #5166 and #7971 is that new clients will be
 distinguishable, which we typically don't worry too hard about. If we
 care, we can use a consensus parameter to govern the switchover so that a
 lot of clients all switch at once.

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