[tor-bugs] #24486 [Core Tor/Tor]: Retry bridge descriptor downloads on application activity

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#24486: Retry bridge descriptor downloads on application activity
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.2.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression, tor-bridge-client,       |  Actual Points:
  s8-errors                                      |
Parent ID:  #24367                               |         Points:  0.5
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 It's not just about retrying bridge descriptor downloads. It's about being
 willing to use your bridges even when you previously marked them all as
 no-longer-running, if it's been a while and you want to try making
 circuits again, so long as you have a descriptor for them.

 In theory there is no reason you would need to first try fetching another
 descriptor, when the original problem was "my network didn't work for a
 while and that's why I marked all my bridges down".

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