[tor-bugs] #21650 [Core Tor/Tor]: prop140: Clients request diffs and handle diffs in replies

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#21650: prop140: Clients request diffs and handle diffs in replies
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #13339        |         Points:  4
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:  Sponsor4
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Comment (by teor):

 Clients have a hard-coded list of authorities and fallback directories.
 They use this list to bootstrap when their consensus is outdated (older
 than 24 hours or so).
 Do clients ever want to download consensus diffs from these hard-coded
 addresses at bootstrap time?
 (I think the answer is no, but we should make this clear in the proposal)

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