[tor-relays] Become a Fallback Directory Mirror

caioau caioau at protonmail.com
Tue May 21 16:42:46 UTC 2019


Hi I think my main relay qualifies to be a Fallback Mirror, its fingerprint is

0338F9F55111FE8E3570E7DE117EF3AF999CC1D7

Thanks

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-------- Original Message --------
On May 21, 2019, 10:32, gus wrote:

> Dear Relay Operators,
>
> Do you want your relay to be a Tor fallback directory mirror?
> Will it have the same address and port for the next 2 years?
> Just reply to this email with your relay's fingerprint.
>
> If your relay is on the current list, you don't need to do anything.
>
> If you're asking:
>
> Q: What's a fallback directory mirror?
>
> Fallback directory mirrors help Tor clients connect to the network. For
> more details, see [1].
>
> Q: Is my relay on the current list?
>
> Search [2] and [3] for your relay fingerprint or IP address and port.
> [2] is the current list of fallbacks in Tor.
> [3] is used to create the next list of fallbacks.
>
> Q: What do I need to do if my relay is on the list?
>
> Keep the same IP address, keys, and ports. Email tor-relays if the
> relay's details change.
>
> Q: Can my relay be on the list next time?
>
> We need fast relays that will be on the same IP address and port for 2
> years. Reply to this email to get on the list, or to update the details
> of your relay.
>
> Once or twice a year, we run a script to choose about 150-200 relays
> from the potential list [3] for the list in Tor [2].
>
> Q: Why didn't my relay get on the list last time?
>
> We check a relay's uptime, flags, and speed [4]. Sometimes, a relay
> might be down when we check. That's ok, we will check it again next
> time.
>
> It's good to have some new relays on the list every release. That helps
> tor clients, because blocking a changing list is harder.
>
> cheers,
> gus
>
> [1]
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/FallbackDirectoryMirrors
> [2]
> https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/or/fallback_dirs.inc
> [3]
> https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/scripts/maint/fallback.whitelist
> [4]
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/21564/fallbacks_2017-05-16-0815-09cd78886.log
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