[tor-bugs] #13589 [Core Tor/Tor]: bridge authority could do bandwidth test along with reachability test

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#13589: bridge authority could do bandwidth test along with reachability test
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 Reporter:  arma                                 |          Owner:  isis
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  tor-bridge, tor-bridgeauth,          |  Actual Points:
  measuring bandwidth                            |
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Changes (by isis):

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


Comment:

 This is currently being implemented as an external (Rust) program by an
 intern, which seems safer than doing more HTTP fetches and servers in C.
 Closing for now, but feel free to reopen if we really want the tor process
 on the BridgeAuth to do the bandwidth testing.

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