[tor-bugs] #18816 [Core Tor/Tor]: We still wait 120 seconds for cert fetches from missing dir mirrors

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#18816: We still wait 120 seconds for cert fetches from missing dir mirrors
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 Reporter:  arma                    |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                  |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                  |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor            |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.8.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                  |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  must-fix-before-028-rc  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                          |         Points:  small
 Reviewer:  nickm                   |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  needs_review => needs_revision


Comment:

 arma says that an authority seeing 0.1% of clients is ok, and much better
 than 1/9th.
 He thinks that we should try:
 * the directory we just fetched from (the hint),
 * a fallback,
 * an authority.

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