[tor-relays] Opt-In Trial: Fallback Directory Mirrors

[Sam Lanning]

I'm happy to have ratchet on there: FA3415659444AE006E7E9E5375E82F29700CFDFD

Cheers,
Sam.
On 17 Dec 2015 7:51 p.m., "Kurt Besig" <kbesig at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> On 12/17/2015 6:07 AM, Nick Mathewson wrote:
> > TL;DR: Stable non-exit relays can help tor clients use the Tor
> > network. Please opt-in!
> >
> > We want to run a trial of fallback directory mirrors (fallbacks)
> > in Tor. Tor clients contact fallbacks to download the consensus
> > during initial bootstrap, before they contact the directory
> > authorities.
> >
> > Fallbacks allow Tor to bootstrap in networks that block the Tor
> > directory authorities. This allows people to use Tor without
> > manually configuring bridges or pluggable transports.
> >
> > For more information about fallbacks, see:
> >
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/FallbackDirectoryMirrors
> >
> >  For this trial, we want to find around 100 stable non-exit relays,
> > as exits currently experience high load.
> >
> > We want relays that expect to be stable for the next 2 years,
> > with:
> >
> > good uptime, the same IP address(es) and port, the same relay
> > identity key, good bandwidth and network connectivity.
> >
> > In December 2015, we created a list of ~400 candidate fallbacks.
> >
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/15775/fallback_dirs.inc
> >
> >  If your relay is on this list, and you expect it to be on the same
> > IP address(es) and port for at least 2 years, please consider
> > opting-in for this trial. (Relays that aren't on the list are
> > welcome to opt-in. They will be considered in future releases, or
> > if the selection criteria change.)
> >
> > For the initial fallback release, we will only add your relay if
> > you opt in. Please reply on the tor-relays mailing list, if you are
> > able. (Opt-ins, opt-outs, and fallbacks chosen for inclusion in
> > tor, will be managed using lists in the publicly available tor git
> > repository.)
> >
> > all best wishes, & thanks for running Tor!
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> > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
> >
> Relay was down during transition to new VPS, meets all criteria at
> this point. Available if needed.
> New Fingerprint: 'horizons E65D300F11E1DB12C534B0146BDAB6972F1A8A48'
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