[tor-bugs] #20604 [Core Tor/Tor]: Allow exponential backoff to configure a once-off initial delay

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#20604: Allow exponential backoff to configure a once-off initial delay
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 Reporter:  teor                  |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement           |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor          |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.9.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                |     Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:  triaged-out-20170116  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #20534                |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                        |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => worksforme


Comment:

 This is already how the code is written, but it doesn't work in most cases
 because we don't reset the download status before we use it, see #17750.

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