[tor-bugs] #3292 [Tor]: Let bridge users specify that they don't care if their bridge changes fingerprint

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#3292: Let bridge users specify that they don't care if their bridge changes
fingerprint
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     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:
         Type:  task    |     Status:  needs_information
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-bridge flashproxy
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:  #4624
       Points:          |
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Changes (by isis):

 * status:  new => needs_information


Comment:

 Is this still something we want to implement?

 I'm inclined to say that it's unnecessary, given that most users have at
 least a few bridges, and if one changes fingerprints then the next one
 will be used. Further, if the user doesn't care if BridgeA changes its
 fingerprints, and they do not specify a fingerprint on the bridge line for
 BridgeA, then tor will use whichever fingerprint it discovers upon process
 (re)start… so changing fingerprints when no fingerprint was specified only
 means that the bridge is unusable until the next restart.

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