[or-cvs] r19826: {website} Should I be a normal relay or bridge relay? (website/trunk/en)

arma at seul.org arma at seul.org
Wed Jun 24 23:59:41 UTC 2009


Author: arma
Date: 2009-06-24 19:59:41 -0400 (Wed, 24 Jun 2009)
New Revision: 19826

Modified:
   website/trunk/en/faq.wml
Log:
Should I be a normal relay or bridge relay?


Modified: website/trunk/en/faq.wml
===================================================================
--- website/trunk/en/faq.wml	2009-06-24 23:35:29 UTC (rev 19825)
+++ website/trunk/en/faq.wml	2009-06-24 23:59:41 UTC (rev 19826)
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 <li><a href="#RelayFlexible">How stable does my relay need to be?</a></li>
 <li><a href="#ExitPolicies">I'd run a relay, but I don't want to deal
 with abuse issues.</a></li>
+<li><a href="#RelayOrBridge">Should I be a normal relay or bridge
+relay?</a></li>
 <li><a href="#WhyNotNamed">Why is my Tor relay not named?</a></li>
 </ul>
 
@@ -797,6 +799,39 @@
 
 <hr />
 
+<a id="RelayOrBridge"></a>
+<h3><a class="anchor" href="#RelayOrBridge">Should I be a normal relay
+or bridge relay?</a></h3>
+
+<p><a href="<page bridges>">Bridge relays</a> (or "bridges" for short)
+are Tor relays that aren't listed in the main Tor directory. That means
+that even an ISP or government trying to filter connections to the Tor
+network probably won't be able to block all the bridges.
+</p>
+
+<p>Being a normal relay vs being a bridge relay is almost the same
+configuration: it's just a matter of whether your relay is listed
+publically or not.
+</p>
+
+<p>Right now, there are roughly zero places in the world that filter
+connections to the Tor network. So getting a lot of bridges running
+right now is mostly a backup measure, a) in case the Tor network does
+get blocked somewhere, and b) for people who want an extra layer of
+security because they're worried somebody will recognize that it's a
+Tor relay IP address they're contacting.
+</p>
+
+<p>So should you run a normal relay or bridge relay? If you have
+lots of bandwidth, you should definitely run a normal relay &mdash;
+bridge relays see very little use these days. If you're willing to <a
+href="#ExitPolicies">be an exit</a>, you should definitely run a normal
+relay, since we need more exits. If you can't be an exit and only have
+a little bit of bandwidth, then flip a coin. Thanks for volunteering!
+</p>
+
+<hr />
+
 <a id="WhyNotNamed"></a>
 <h3><a class="anchor" href="#WhyNotNamed">Why is my Tor relay not named?</a></h3>
 



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