[tor-bugs] #29283 [Obfuscation/Pluggable transport]: Make PTs go dormant

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#29283: Make PTs go dormant
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     Reporter:  cohosh                           |      Owner:  asn
         Type:  task                             |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                           |  Milestone:
    Component:  Obfuscation/Pluggable transport  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                           |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                                   |  Parent ID:
       Points:                                   |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:  Sponsor19                        |
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 This is to make PTs more friendly in mobile environments. Right now the PT
 process(es) keep running in the background when they are not being used,
 possibly making network connections.

 We need to first figure out how to do this, by possibly doing something
 creative with the PT protocol

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