On 12 Dec. 2016, at 05:08, Andrew Deason <adeason@dson.org> wrote:
On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 23:45:42 +1100 teor <teor2345-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
One or more of your relays have been selected as fallback directory mirrors[0] for the next tor release. Please keep the relay available on the same addresses, ports, and identity key (fingerprint) for the next 2 years.
Does ipv6 connectivity matter at all for the purposes of being a fallback directory mirror? I can see of course it's not required, but I'm not sure if an ipv6 address would be used at all (as a directory mirror). That is, if I added a v6 addr to a relay in that list, would that help anything, or not yet?
It helps clients configured to use dual-stack IPv6: ClientPreferIPv6ORPort 1 And clients configured to use IPv6 only: ClientUseIPv4 0 UseMicrodescriptors 0 But as they are manual configs, not many clients use them yet. We want to make dual-stack easier (even automatic) on clients, but we need more IPv6 relays to preserve client privacy.
I assume that adding a v6 address does not violate the "keep the same address/port/key for the next 2 years" requirement. Is that correct?
Yes, but you need to keep *both* addresses for 2 years after you add IPv6. Let me know, and I'll add the IPv6 address to the fallback list. T -- Tim Wilson-Brown (teor) teor2345 at gmail dot com PGP C855 6CED 5D90 A0C5 29F6 4D43 450C BA7F 968F 094B ricochet:ekmygaiu4rzgsk6n xmpp: teor at torproject dot org ------------------------------------------------------------------------