[tor-bugs] #17297 [Tor Check]: TorCheck fails on new exit egress IP not in exit DB, confusing to users

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#17297: TorCheck fails on new exit egress IP not in exit DB, confusing to users
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 Reporter:  starlight  |          Owner:  arlolra
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Check  |        Version:
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 I've seen this several times and finally
 figured out what was behind it.  Confusing
 and disturbing.

 Current/recent example:

 Bywadu 5A0DE94C95E2276B4BAC974A7D8FC6463C4FE8A4

 OR ip 178.33.157.6

 exit ip 31.7.58.37

 Not present in ExoneraTor DB as-of 2015-10-07 16:46 UTC.

 TBB said

 >Something Went Wrong!
 >Tor is not working in this browser.
 >For assistance, please contact help at rt.torproject.org.

 Problem should be mitigated somehow.

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