[tor-relays] >18k 'Machiavelli' bridges added since 2017-09-02 (>4k currently running = 64% of bridges)

[isis agora lovecruft]

Andrea transcribed 1.2K bytes:
> On 07/09/2017 02:16, nusenu wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > do you know anything about >18k Machiavelli named bridges that have been
> > added in the last few days? (>4k currently running)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I started a relay node called "Machiavelli" about 1 year ago, and I 99%
> percent sure that at that time I was the only one with that name.
> 
> After a while I noticed that there was another relay that sometimes
> popped up for like 3/4 days with the same name, and then disappeared.
> 
> I then noticed last week this unusual appearance of bridge nodes with
> name "Machiavelli", probably from someone doing something nasty or at
> least dubious.
> 
> Should I change the name of my relay just to be sure not to be caught in
> an eventual ban for those nodes?
> 
> Regards,
> Andrea

Hello Andrea,

If you could send me your bridge's fingerprint (off list), I'll make
sure I don't blacklist it.  Thanks for running a bridge!

Best,
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