[tor-bugs] #798 [Tor Relay]: Give bridges a max user limit

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#798: Give bridges a max user limit
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 Reporter:  knappo            |         Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new               |     Priority:  minor      
Milestone:  Tor: unspecified  |    Component:  Tor Relay  
  Version:  0.2.1.4-alpha     |   Resolution:  None       
 Keywords:                    |       Parent:             
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Changes (by nickm):

  * milestone:  => Tor: unspecified


Old description:

> If a bridge runs for a long time the amount of censored users who know
> and use this bridge will grow.
>
> This could lead to a point where too many users try to use one single
> bridge at once.
> Because there is currently no user limit or similiar, all users will only
> get a small bandwidth from the bridge.
>
> Currently there is no way for a bridge to tell connecting clients to use
> another bridge
>  because it has too many users to provide a certain bandwidth.
> The amount of possible users (at any given time) is depending on the
> RelayBandwidth of the bridge.
>
> Be aware: This proposal does not mean setting a bandwidth limit on the
> bridge, this is already possible.
>

> [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

New description:

 If a bridge runs for a long time the amount of censored users who know and
 use this bridge will grow.

 This could lead to a point where too many users try to use one single
 bridge at once.
 Because there is currently no user limit or similiar, all users will only
 get a small bandwidth from the bridge.

 Currently there is no way for a bridge to tell connecting clients to use
 another bridge
  because it has too many users to provide a certain bandwidth.
 The amount of possible users (at any given time) is depending on the
 RelayBandwidth of the bridge.

 Be aware: This proposal does not mean setting a bandwidth limit on the
 bridge, this is already possible.


 [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

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