[tor-relays] Tor 0.4.6.x is unsupported, please upgrade

[Georg Koppen]

Georg Koppen:
> Hello!
> 
> To repeat what recently[1] got brought up: it's time to get relays 
> upgraded in case they are running the EOL 0.4.6.x Tor series. We'll 
> start reaching out to operators with valid contact information this week 
> and plan to reject relays which are still on 0.4.6.x in about 5 weeks 
> from now on at the end of September. You can follow along that process 
> in our bug tracker[2] if you want.

I just pushed a commit to get 459 relays still being on 0.4.6.x 
rejected. This will take effect once a majority of directory authorities 
has picked up that change (likely in the coming hours).

We refrained from doing the same for bridges, though, given the current 
high demand particularly in Russia and Iran. However, we'll closely 
monitor the situation and will follow up with the removal of 0.4.6.x 
running bridges as soon as we think it is acceptable, taking security 
and censorship circumvention concerns into account.

Thanks,
Georg

> For the general processes around dealing with EOL relays in the Tor 
> network see my mail from last October[3].
> 
> Feedback and improvements are welcome, as always.
> 
> Georg
> 
> [1] https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1557392816250441728
> [2] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/team/-/issues/252
> [3] 
> https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2021-October/019862.html
> 
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