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Proposed Changes

This KIP proposes changing the bootstrap behavior of the NetworkClient by moving the moving bootstrapping logic from the constructor to the first NetworkClient poll() call. This change ensures that the client doesn't fail at startup due to issues like misconfiguration or network disruptions and allows for retries upon subsequent poll() invocations. The proposed updates include introducing a new configuration option for timing out the bootstrapping process, a new exception type for handling bootstrap-related issues, and additional logging to aid in diagnosing bootstrapping failures.

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