[tor-relays] How can I tell if my bridge is working?

[Roger Dingledine]

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 05:21:01AM -0600, Scott Bennett wrote:
> Answer 4:  this isn't exactly what you want, yet it still provides relevant
> information.  Use the HeartbeatPeriod command in your torrc file to provide
> usage information on a periodic basis with your choice of period.

Good idea.

>   Be advised that each
> period incurs about 1 s of delay in logging the information, so if you want
> information every hour exactly, for example, you need to specify a period
> of 3599 s, not 3600 s.  Note, too, that the default period is 21,600 s, or
> 6 hr.  Again, "HearbeatPeriod 21599 seconds" should yield a message logged
> every six hours exactly.

Filed the bug as https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/4942
I expect the fix will be merged soon.

Thanks,
--Roger