[tor-bugs] #31561 [Core Tor/Tor]: hs-v3: Service can keep unused intro points in its list

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#31561: hs-v3: Service can keep unused intro points in its list
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 Reporter:  dgoulet                    |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  defect                     |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                     |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                       |  0.4.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor               |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-hs, hv-v3, 042-should  |  Actual Points:  0.1
Parent ID:  #30200                     |         Points:  0.2
 Reviewer:  asn, mikeperry             |        Sponsor:  Sponsor27-must
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Comment (by mikeperry):

 A related question to comment:17: Why do we try hard to hold on to
 specific intropoints at all? If their circuit collapses, fails, or stops
 carrying data, why do we try to build a new circuit to the old intropoint
 as opposed to just picking a whole new intropoint?

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