[tor-bugs] #5915 [Core Tor/Tor]: Write patch to make socks handshakes succeed instantly

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#5915: Write patch to make socks handshakes succeed instantly
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 Reporter:  arma                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client intro performance         |  Actual Points:
  application experiment, tbb-wants              |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 FWIW: There were some reasonable arguments to not try this at the tor
 level for Tor Browser. Instead we think we should fix the Firefox code to
 do the right thing for us. I'll leave this ticket open for the original
 idea.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5915#comment:8>
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