privoxy test request

[Dustin Eward]

Giorgos Pallas wrote:

> Hello all...
>
> From the beginning of running a tor server and up to now, I notice 
> that the speed of browsing the internet using tor is next to 
> unbearable. I would like to ask anyone of you out there who are 
> running a server with a privoxy proxy, if you can open your privoxy 
> for me (I'll provide you with my IP), for a couple of hours, in order 
> to test the possibility that my slow speed is due to *my* server, and 
> not tor in general.
>
> thanks,
> Giorgos
>
I frequently get unbearably slow circuits with Tor.  With donated 
bandwidth, it's the nature of the beast.  With broadband, we get 
spoiled.  It's still faster than most dial-up.