[tor-bugs] #17873 [Tor]: replacing 0.0.0.0 listeners at runtime fails

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#17873: replacing 0.0.0.0 listeners at runtime fails
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low          |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Tor          |        Version:
 Severity:  Minor        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  easy         |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
  Sponsor:               |
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:   => easy
 * priority:  Medium => Low
 * component:  - Select a component => Tor
 * severity:  Normal => Minor
 * milestone:   => Tor: 0.2.8.x-final


Comment:

 We could take a patch that swaps the unbind/bind in 0.2.8.
 I suspect that even with the patch, tor might fall afoul of OS port
 close/open timeouts on some platforms.

 Marking as low severity, because a restart is ok.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17873#comment:1>
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