[tor-bugs] #2681 [Tor]: brainstorm ways to let Tor clients use yesterday's consensus more safely

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#2681: brainstorm ways to let Tor clients use yesterday's consensus more safely
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 Reporter:  arma                                                             |          Owner:                    
     Type:  enhancement                                                      |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal                                                           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor                                                              |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  dirauth-dos-resistance proposal-needed tor-client small-feature  |         Parent:  #2664             
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Comment(by nickm):

 This is indeed small-feature, though we should try to get it done early in
 the cycle.  We should also look into ways to simulate a client not being
 able to get a new consensus, so we can see how clients degrade without
 having to wait for the authorities to fail for a while.

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