[tor-bugs] #12727 [Tor Browser]: Vanilla Tor Connectivity Issues In Iran -- Directory Authorities Blocked?

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#12727: Vanilla Tor Connectivity Issues In Iran -- Directory Authorities Blocked?
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     Reporter:  cda          |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect       |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser  |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.13-alpha
   Resolution:  wontfix      |   Keywords:  iran censorship blocking
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:  #7141
       Points:               |    Sponsor:
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Changes (by dcf):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 Closing as this is pretty old and it seems users are working around it, if
 the directory authority block is still in place.

 You can see an interesting phenomenon in relay/bridge users. Relay users
 go down at the same time that bridge users go up.

 https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-relay-country.html?graph
 =userstats-relay-
 country&start=2014-01-01&end=2015-01-01&country=ir&events=off
 [[Image(userstats-relay-country-2014-01-01-off-2015-01-01-ir.png)]]

 https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-bridge-country.html?graph
 =userstats-bridge-country&start=2014-01-01&end=2015-01-01&country=ir
 [[Image(userstats-bridge-country-2014-01-01-2015-01-01-ir.png)]]

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