[tor-bugs] #21394 [Core Tor/Tor]: connection timeouts are affecting Tor Browser usability

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#21394: connection timeouts are affecting Tor Browser usability
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 Reporter:  arthuredelstein                      |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  merge_ready
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  029-backport 030-backport            |  Actual Points:
  031-backport tbb-performance, tbb-usability,   |
  performance, tbb-needs                         |
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 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:  tbb-performance, tbb-usability, performance, tbb-needs =>
     029-backport 030-backport 031-backport tbb-performance, tbb-usability,
     performance, tbb-needs
 * milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final => Tor: 0.3.1.x-final


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:65 Dhalgren]:
 > Replying to [comment:61 Sebastian]:
 > > . . . Clients can just try a different exit node
 >
 > retry here is in regard to DNS query retries within the 10 second tor
 client timeout window; idea is to have named retry DNS at five seconds --
 Unbound performs these automatically but named relies on the requester
 doing so

 Restoring keywords and release that were reset in this comment.

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