[tor-bugs] #28591 [Core Tor/Tor]: Accept a future consensus for bootstrap

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#28591: Accept a future consensus for bootstrap
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     Reporter:  teor     |      Owner:  teor
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  Medium   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.0.x-final
    Component:  Core     |    Version:
  Tor/Tor                |   Keywords:  bootstrap, clock-skew, tor-guard,
     Severity:  Normal   |  usability, ux, s8-errors, 035-roadmap-subtask,
                         |  035-triaged-in-20180711, s8-bootstrap
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:  #23605
       Points:           |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:           |
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 #24661 allows tor to bootstrap when the client's clock is ahead of the
 network by up to 1 day.

 But clients can't bootstrap when the client's clock is behind the network
 by more than a few hours:
 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/24661#comment:18

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