[tor-bugs] #31425 [Circumvention/Snowflake]: Snowflake broker is sluggish and sometimes fails

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#31425: Snowflake broker is sluggish and sometimes fails
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 Reporter:  cohosh                   |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Low                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Circumvention/Snowflake  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                   |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  broker                   |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by cohosh):

 Replying to [comment:3 cypherpunks]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 cohosh]:
 > > This no longer seems to be an issue. I'll leave the ticket open for a
 bit in case it happens again.
 > That's probably because snowflake usage [https://metrics.torproject.org
 /userstats-bridge-
 transport.html?start=2019-05-25&end=2019-08-23&transport=snowflake has
 dropped significantly] due to the problems in #31385 (even our buddy from
 China recently reported problems in #30350#comment:35 ).

 Thanks cypherpunks, I'd be surprised if the broker problems were related
 to the changes in client usage. Note that by "drops significantly" we're
 talking about going from 30 users to 10 users. Our proxy usage has been
 steadily growing, however.

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