[tor-bugs] #21014 [Metrics/Censorship analysis]: Turkey blocking of direct connections, 2016-12-12

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#21014: Turkey blocking of direct connections, 2016-12-12
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 Reporter:  mrphs                          |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  task                           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                         |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Censorship analysis    |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                         |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  censorship block tr Turkey UX  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                 |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:7 cypherpunks]:
 > > Connections might be getting broken after a directory request is sent
 but before the connection becomes useful.
 >
 > No, it seems connection broken before successful tls handshake, client
 can't get server hello.

 Maybe it's only pluggable transport connections. comment:8 shows pluggable
 transports getting to around 50% bootstrapped. Especially if tor is
 retrying failed connections, that may account for an increase in the
 number of directory requests.

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