[tor-bugs] #29989 [Core Tor/Tor]: Add a flag to set chosen_exit_optional to false for MapAddress torrc option (and controller?)

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#29989: Add a flag to set chosen_exit_optional to false for MapAddress torrc option
(and controller?)
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 Reporter:  babyfarkmcgeezaxxon                  |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.8
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  security-low?, tor-client, tor-exit  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by babyfarkmcgeezaxxon):

 Bypassing exitnodes to access DDG isn't the goal.  I was just using it as
 an example.

 I make a living fixing bugs.  We don't require a stack trace unless we are
 having trouble reproducing the issue.  In this case, have TOR devs made
 any attempt to reproduce it?  I suspect it's very easily reproducible
 using the instructions I gave.

 Why can't I manually specify an exit node that was selected by ayefiles?
 We know those nodes are allowed to connect to ayefiles.  What is going on
 here?  This seems like a serious issue, but no TOR dev is responding to
 it?

 What I'm not understanding is TOR must be involved in the selection of the
 exitnode, so how does ayefiles allow a particular node when it picks it,
 but not when I select it?  And how is it "picking it" in the first place?
 This is very maddening that I can't force the use of the very exit node
 that I saw a website using.

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