[tor-bugs] #25528 [Core Tor/Tor]: When ClientTransportPlugin is missing, tor connects directly to bridge addresses, even if they have a transport name

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#25528: When ClientTransportPlugin is missing, tor connects directly to bridge
addresses, even if they have a transport name
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 Reporter:  dcf                                  |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  pt, bootstrap, bridge-client,        |  Actual Points:
  bridge-bypass, 034-roadmap-proposed,           |
  041-proposed, ex-sponsor-19, ex-sponsor19      |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor30-can
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Comment (by arma):

 This issue remains a pretty big usability gotcha -- I periodically run
 into users who have tried to configure obfs4 bridges and their Tor is
 trying to reach the obfs4 bridge like it's a vanilla bridge because they
 left out the extra magic line.

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