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

Thu Jul 9 20:44:43 UTC 2020

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Jul 9, 2020, 07:44 by info at backplanedns.org:

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>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>> On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 5:36 PM, gus <gus at torproject.org> wrote:
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>>> 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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>>>
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