commit eba04c39bc7bce3cf46d940ef348c1595ae6a603 Author: juga0 juga@riseup.net Date: Sat Sep 8 14:20:38 2018 +0000

Add warning: who should run sbws --- README.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6febd3a..1d42bee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ `simple-bw-scanner` (also called `sbws`) is a Tor bandwidth scanner that produces bandwidth measurements files to be used by Directory Authorities.

-It doesn't get simpler than this, folks. - The scanner builds two hop circuits consisting of the relay being measured and -a fast exit. Over these circuits it measures RTT and download performance. +a fast exit. Over these circuits it measures RTT and bandwidth. + +**WARNING**: This software is *only* intended to be run by Tor directory +authorities or researches using a test Tor network, chutney or shadow. +Please, do not run this software otherwise, since the measurements would not be +used by Tor and would only create more traffic in the Tor network.

See INSTALL for install instructions. See DEPLOY for deploy instructions. See LICENSE for license information. See CONTRIBUTING for coding standards and