[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:  arma
     Type:  enhancement        |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  Medium             |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
Component:  Core Tor/Tor       |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal             |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorCoreTeam201606  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                     |         Points:  medium?
 Reviewer:                     |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:11 arma]:
 > What's *supposed* to happen is that the client decides that its 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.

 For clarity, we currently think that this is what *does* happen in the
 code currently.

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