[tor-bugs] #16559 [Torflow]: bwauth code needs to be smarter about failed circuits

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#16559: bwauth code needs to be smarter about failed circuits
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     Reporter:  TvdW     |      Owner:  aagbsn
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Torflow  |    Version:
   Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by s7r):

 The problem does affect Exits more than middle relays, and a lot of
 operators reported that changing to middle relay instead of exit helped,
 but there also have been cases when even changing the ExitPolicy to reject
 *:* didn't bring the consensus weight back.

 How does a bwauth exactly connect to an Exit and tries to measure it? What
 can happen in between this to make the bwauth think the Exit is
 misbehaving?

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