[tor-bugs] #16120 [Core Tor/Tor]: Detect if the network goes down

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#16120: Detect if the network goes down
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 Reporter:  dgoulet                    |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                     |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
Component:  Core Tor/Tor               |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  network tor-guards-revamp  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                             |         Points:  6
 Reviewer:                             |        Sponsor:  SponsorU-can
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Comment (by timonh):

 I understand that it's hard to do this in a cross-platform manner but I
 think it would be good if an application running on a specific platform
 could inform Tor about network events.
 For example I had the idea to monitor android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE
 on Android and set DisableNetwork if the network is down.
 But I'm not sure if DisableNetwork is suitable here. Maybe a new control
 command would be more appropriate?

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