[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:  new
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-performance, tbb-usability,      |  Actual Points:
  performance, tbb-needs                         |
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 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 I looked more closely at timeouts for example.com:
 100-second timeouts: 7.13%
 10 seconds -> 100 seconds successes: 5.21%
 Total responses later than 10 seconds: 12.34%
 That's actually worse than the 9.03% seen in comment:27, though it's
 important to not this is not weighted by consensus weights but treats all
 exits equally.

 For bare IP address:
 100-second timeouts: 1.00%
 10 seconds -> 100 second successes: 2.45%
 Total responses later than 10 seconds: 3.45%.

 Again, this is worse than comment:27, but the discrepancy shows the
 importance of DNS to delayed responses.

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