[tor-relays] Unwarranted discrimination of relays with dynamic IP

[teor]

> On 5 Dec. 2016, at 07:47, Alan <tor-relay at clutterbuck.uk> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for that, I've made changes to both torrc files.
> I've added MyFamily with each others finger print like so:
> MyFamily E856ABA2020AA9C483CC2D9B4C878D8D948B0887
> 
> Then sighup'd both relays through arm.
> 
> Do you know how long it takes Atlas to show the changes?

25 - 85 minutes, as long as OnionOO is running.

Tim

> Alan
> 
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> Family indicates they're all operated by the same person. as you run both
>> TheCosmos and MilkyWay, they are in the same family.
>> 
>> Please declare so in the .torrc.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> 
>> On 4 Dec 2016 8:07 PM, "Alan" <tor-relay at clutterbuck.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> In the UK it depends what ISP your on. Virgin Media gives out static ip's
>> as far as i know. BT (what i'm using) is dynamic, the ip changes every
>> time the router reboots. It reboots when it detects a fault which is
>> normally between 2-4 weeks on average.
>> 
>> These are my relays:
>> 
>> TheCosmos (running on home ip (raspberry pi))
>> https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/38B330302F1FB79ED11A468FC9DEA8
>> 960B842B57
>> 
>> MilkyWay (running on Digital Ocean)
>> https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/E856ABA2020AA9C483CC2D9B4C878D
>> 8D948B0887
>> 
>> Does anyone know what the 'Family Members' does and should my relays have
>> this set?
>> 
>>> In Germany, it's quite usual that you have a dynamic IP and unusual that
>>> you have static IP. Not just a few relays are located in Germany.Â
>>> It's
>>> not just a question of frustration of owners of dynamic IP relay, but
>>> also
>>> a matter of bandwith waste. If Tor cannot handle dynamic IPs properly a
>>> lot of bandwith is not used. And bandwith is something that the Tor
>>> network can not get enough of.
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