[tor-bugs] #28525 [Core Tor/Tor]: Make tor_addr_is_internal_() aware of RFC 6598 (Carrier Grade NAT/Large Scale NAT) IPv4 Ranges

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#28525: Make tor_addr_is_internal_() aware of RFC 6598 (Carrier Grade NAT/Large
Scale NAT) IPv4 Ranges
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 Reporter:  neel                                 |          Owner:  neel
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.4.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ipv6, 040-deferred-20190220,         |  Actual Points:
  040-backport, 035-backport, 034-backport,      |
  029-backport, security-low                     |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:  nickm, teor                          |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:11 nickm]:
 > In other words, these addresses are not useful enough to call them
 public, but not safe enough to call them private.
 Could you forget the times when private was related to safe?

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