[tor-bugs] #30441 [Obfuscation/BridgeDB]: Stop BridgeDB from handing out offline bridges

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#30441: Stop BridgeDB from handing out offline bridges
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 Reporter:  phw                   |          Owner:  phw
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Very High             |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/BridgeDB  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                 |     Resolution:
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Comment (by phw):

 We discussed this on IRC and figured that the ~330 snap bridges may be the
 culprit to some extent. There's quite a bit of churn among them, so Serge
 may deem a snap bridge running at hour ''t'' and once a user tries to use
 it at hour ''t+1'' it may already be offline.

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