[tor-bugs] #22820 [Core Tor/Tor]: Give the Exit flag to Exits that use the secure IRC port 6697

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#22820: Give the Exit flag to Exits that use the secure IRC port 6697
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 Reporter:  teor            |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium          |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor    |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal          |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-proposal  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                  |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:                  |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:4 arma]:
 > ...
 > If I were to make a change based on (my intuition of) traffic these
 days, I would change it to simply "80 and 443".

 Your intuition is accurate: the most recent measurements of tor exit port
 usage show it's mainly 80 and 443 (except when all ports are allowed, when
 the web percentage drops).

 See page 9 of http://www.robgjansen.com/publications/privcount-ccs2016.pdf
 for some neat graphs.

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