[tor-bugs] #24010 [Core Tor/Torflow]: Make bandwidth authorities use DNS, not IP addresses

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#24010: Make bandwidth authorities use DNS, not IP addresses
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     Reporter:  teor              |      Owner:  aagbsn
         Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
     Priority:  High              |  Milestone:
    Component:  Core Tor/Torflow  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal            |   Keywords:
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       Points:  1                 |   Reviewer:
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 Currently, bandwidth authorities don't see DNS timeouts, because they use
 IP addresses to connect to bandwidth servers.

 We should encourage bandwidth authority operators to use DNS instead, so
 we down-rate exits with poor DNS connectivity.

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