[tor-bugs] #30109 [Core Tor/Tor]: Document that MapAddress is automatically strict, but does not handle redirects (was: Document that there is no StrictNodes for MapAddress)

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#30109: Document that MapAddress is automatically strict, but does not handle
redirects
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.8
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  easy, doc, security-low, tor-        |  Actual Points:
  client, tor-exit                               |
Parent ID:  #29989                               |         Points:  0.1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:  easy, doc, security-low?, tor-client, tor-exit => easy, doc,
     security-low, tor-client, tor-exit


Old description:

> We should document that:
> 1. StrictNodes does not apply to MapAddress
> 2. MapAddress falls back to a random exit by default

New description:

 We should document that:
 1. StrictNodes does not apply to MapAddress
 2. MapAddress ~~falls back to a random exit by default~~ fails rather than
 falling back to a random exit

 Edited to add:
 3. If the site does a redirect, MapAddress does not apply to the new site

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Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 arma]:
 > "1" is true, and I believe "2" is false.

 Yes, I think you're right, from reading the code.

 Unfortunately I can't reproduce the issues in #29989, but I think they
 might have been due to a redirect.

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