[tor-bugs] #17773 [Core Tor/Tor]: Should clients avoid using guards that lost the Guard flag?

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#17773: Should clients avoid using guards that lost the Guard flag?
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 Reporter:  arma          |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:  medium?
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:  None
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Comment (by arma):

 What's *supposed* to happen is that the client decides that it's guard
 isn't Running anymore, so it moves on to another one, but it keeps the
 first one around for some months in case it comes back.

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