[tor-bugs] #27659 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Automatically use another guard when an onion service appears unreachable

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#27659: Automatically use another guard when an onion service appears unreachable
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     Reporter:  traumschule               |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  enhancement               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                            |  Parent ID:  #27655
       Points:                            |   Reviewer:
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 When TB's guard has an outdated descriptors list a TB user is unable to
 access the service with TB for some time.

 Might be handy to make the number of guards configurable.

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