[tor-bugs] #19940 [Internal Services/Tor Sysadmin Team]: Remove AAAA record for check.torproject.org

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#19940: Remove AAAA record for check.torproject.org
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     Reporter:  mikeperry                            |      Owner:  tpa
         Type:  defect                               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                               |  Milestone:
    Component:  Internal Services/Tor Sysadmin Team  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                               |   Keywords:
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 It looks like check.torproject.org's IPv6 address record is causing
 problems for users:
 https://www.fredericjacobs.com/blog/2016/08/17/torcheck-ipv6/

 I think he's right that until we have someone who can update
 check.torproject.org, we should remove the IPv6 entry for it, so that IPv6
 exit traffic doesn't hit check.torproject.org.

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