[tor-bugs] #28363 [Core Tor/Tor]: Make a torrc option which prevents Tor from falling asleep

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#28363: Make a torrc option which prevents Tor from falling asleep
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 Reporter:  wagon         |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  040-proposed  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by wagon):

 Replying to [comment:7 nickm]:
 > Is that good enough, or do we need more here?
 It sounds as exactly the thing I wanted. However, I'm confused by
 [[https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual-dev.html.en|documentation]]:

 > `DormantClientTimeout` N minutes|hours|days|weeks
 >
 >  If Tor spends this much time without any client activity, enter a
 dormant state where automatic circuits are not built, and directory
 information is not fetched. Does not affect servers or onion services.
 Must be at least 10 minutes. (Default: 24 hours)
 Did you change this default timeout in recent Tor versions? It wasn't 24
 hours. I cannot say exactly, but according to my feelings Tor falls asleep
 and closes all its circuits after very short period of inactivity,
 probably 20-40 minutes.

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