[tor-relays] Become a Fallback Directory Mirror (deadline: July 23)

-- Securely sent with Tutanota. Get your own encrypted, ad-free mailbox: https://tutanota.com > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:36 AM, gus gus@torproject.org wrote: > >> Dear Relay Operators, >> >> Do you want your relay to be a Tor fallback directory mirror? >> Will it have the same address and port for the next 2 years? >> >> Just reply to this email with your relay's fingerprint. >> >> Important: you have until July 23 2020 to reply to this message to get >> in the fallback directory mirror list. >> >> If your relay is on the current fallback list, you don't need to do >> anything. >> >> If you're asking: >> >> Q: What's a fallback directory mirror? >> >> Fallback directory mirrors help Tor clients connect to the network. For >> more details, see [1]. >> >> Q: Is my relay on the current list? >> >> Search [2] and [3] for your relay fingerprint or IP address and port. >> [2] is the current list of fallbacks in Tor. >> [3] is used to create the next list of fallbacks. >> >> Q: What do I need to do if my relay is on the list? >> >> Keep the same IP address, keys, and ports. Email tor-relays if the >> relay's details change. >> >> Q: Can my relay be on the list next time? >> >> We need fast relays that will be on the same IP address and port for 2 >> years. Reply to this email to get on the list, or to update the details >> of your relay. >> >> Once or twice a year, we run a script to choose about 150-200 relays >> from the potential list [3] for the list in Tor [2]. >> >> Q: Why didn't my relay get on the list last time? >> >> We check a relay's uptime, flags, and speed [4]. Sometimes, a relay >> might be down when we check. That's ok, we will check it again next >> time. >> >> It's good to have some new relays on the list every release. That helps >> tor clients, because blocking a changing list is harder. >> >> cheers, >> Gus >> >> [1] >> https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/wikis/NetworkTeam/FallbackDirec... >> [2] >> https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/app/config/fallback_dirs.inc >> [3] >> https://gitweb.torproject.org/fallback-scripts.git/tree/fallback_offer_list >> [4] >> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/21564/fallbacks_2... >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> The Tor Project >> Community Team Lead >> http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.onion/ >> >> tor-relays mailing list >> tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >> > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >