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-Changes in version 0.2.4.17-rc - 2013-09-0x
+Changes in version 0.2.4.17-rc - 2013-09-05
+  Tor 0.2.4.17-rc is the third release candidate for the Tor 0.2.4.x
+  series. It adds an emergency step to help us tolerate the massive
+  influx of users: 0.2.4 clients using the new (faster and safer) "NTor"
+  circuit-level handshakes now effectively jump the queue compared to
+  the 0.2.3 clients using "TAP" handshakes. This release also fixes a
+  big bug hindering bridge reachability tests.
 
   o Major features:
     - Relays now process the new "NTor" circuit-level handshake requests
@@ -15,20 +21,19 @@ Changes in version 0.2.4.17-rc - 2013-09-0x
     - Bridges now send AUTH_CHALLENGE cells during their v3 handshakes;
       previously they did not, which prevented them from receiving
       successful connections from relays for self-test or bandwidth
-      testing. Fixes bug 9546; bugfix on 0.2.3.6-alpha.
-    - When a relay is extending a circuit to a bridge, it needs to send a
-      NETINFO cell, even when the bridge hasn't sent an AUTH_CHALLENGE
-      cell. Fixes bug 9546; bugfix on 0.2.3.6-alpha.
+      testing. Also, when a relay is extending a circuit to a bridge,
+      it needs to send a NETINFO cell, even when the bridge hasn't sent
+      an AUTH_CHALLENGE cell. Fixes bug 9546; bugfix on 0.2.3.6-alpha.
     - If the time to download the next old-style networkstatus is in
       the future, do not decline to consider whether to download the
       next microdescriptor networkstatus. Fixes bug 9564; bugfix on
       0.2.3.14-alpha.
 
   o Minor bugfixes:
-    - Avoid double-closing the listener socket in our socketpair
+    - Avoid double-closing the listener socket in our socketpair()
       replacement (used on Windows) in the case where the addresses on
       our opened sockets don't match what we expected. Fixes bug 9400;
-      bugfix on every released Tor version. Found by Coverity.
+      bugfix on 0.0.2pre7. Found by Coverity.
 
   o Minor fixes (config options):
     - Avoid overflows when the user sets MaxCircuitDirtiness to a