[tor-relays] Become a Fallback Directory Mirror (deadline: July 23)

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-Dennis

> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 5:36 PM, gus <gus at torproject.org> 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.
>>
>> Important: you have until July 23 2020 to reply to this message to get
>> in the fallback directory mirror list.
>>
>> If your relay is on the current fallback 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://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/wikis/NetworkTeam/FallbackDirectoryMirrors
>> [2]
>> https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/app/config/fallback_dirs.inc
>> [3]
>> https://gitweb.torproject.org/fallback-scripts.git/tree/fallback_offer_list
>> [4]
>> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/21564/fallbacks_2017-05-16-0815-09cd78886.log
>>
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