[tor-bugs] #22741 [Core Tor/Torflow]: Make a tool that sends bandwidth to relays stuck with low measurements

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#22741: Make a tool that sends bandwidth to relays stuck with low measurements
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     Reporter:  teor              |      Owner:  aagbsn
         Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium            |  Milestone:
    Component:  Core Tor/Torflow  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal            |   Keywords:  bwauth bandwidth tor-relay
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       Points:  5                 |   Reviewer:
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 Some relays get stuck in a low bandwidth authority bucket, and never get
 out. And their self-measurement isn't enough to unstick them (#22453).

 So we want a tool that sends traffic through relays with low consensus
 weight, ideally enough to guarantee them the Fast flag (at which point,
 the client bandwidth allocation and network measurement take over).

 It would be nice to just send drop cells.

 But I think we can do this using stem and tor and some URL downloading
 library.

 Sticking this in "Torflow" because that's where it might end up.
 But maybe it would be better in its own component eventually.

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