I'd say about a year is ideal. Maybe longer.
It takes a long time for your bridge's IP address to be handed out to users. Once they finally have one, the addresses should remain valid, instead of immediately expiring.
Of course once it looks like your bridge's IP address has been exposed, drop the bridge and move it.
Tom
starlight.2015q3@binnacle.cx schreef op 16/08/15 om 20:49:
Five, ten days? I ran a bridge at a provider where IP addresses are easy to release and replace with new ones. Seems to take the censors in China, Iran, Pakistan, etc less than a week to find and block new bridge IPs.
I gave up in frustration. Meek is a better solution but is not something an individual can readily put into operation. China has cracked down on all GFW bypasses rather successfully, including VPN providers who have a strong financial incentive to succeed. Iran is nearly as good.
I find running a relay more satisfying and would add relays instead of bridges now.
At 19:24 8/16/2015 +0100, you wrote:
Hi.
Is there a guideline for how long a bridge should exist on a particular IP address? For example, does it make sense to keep a bridge on one IP address forever? Or is it better to move a bridge to a new IP address periodically, perhaps every 120 days?
I ask because I saw traffic to my bridge ramp-up fairly steadily, and then quickly drop-off to a low number of clients per day.
Thanks!
hope you are all well t
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