Re: [tor-relays] Moving Bridges

2022-03-11 Thread Gary C. New via tor-relays
Marco, You are absolutely correct. I had relays on my mind. Thank you for the correction. Respectfully, Gary— This Message Originated by the Sun. iBigBlue 63W Solar Array (~12 Hour Charge) + 2 x Charmast 26800mAh Power Banks = iPhone XS Max 512GB (~2 Weeks Charged) On Friday, March 11, 2022,

Re: [tor-relays] Moving Bridges

2022-03-11 Thread lists
On Friday, March 11, 2022 9:39:14 PM CET Gary C. New via tor-relays wrote: > It's to allow a Tor Relay to continue to build on an established reputation > and avoid the ramp-up cycle of a new Tor Relay. Respectfully, Bridges don't have a ramp up phase. After a few hours they are in the Bridge DB ;

Re: [tor-relays] Moving Bridges

2022-03-11 Thread Gary C. New via tor-relays
Toralf, It's to allow a Tor Relay to continue to build on an established reputation and avoid the ramp-up cycle of a new Tor Relay. Respectfully, Gary— This Message Originated by the Sun. iBigBlue 63W Solar Array (~12 Hour Charge) + 2 x Charmast 26800mAh Power Banks = iPhone XS Max 512GB (~2 Week

Re: [tor-relays] Moving Bridges

2022-03-11 Thread Toralf Förster
On 3/8/22 19:48, Eddie wrote: as I'm certain that there's no way to "move" them to the new location Yes. And that's why I do wonder why you want to "continue" the stats ? -- Toralf OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ tor-re

Re: [tor-relays] Moving Bridges

2022-03-09 Thread Gary C. New via tor-relays
Eddie, You should be able to copy the donor tor directory (preserving user, group, permissions) to the transplant server (including keys) and be back online with the same fingerprint (new ip address). I recommend using the same version of tor and ensure the transplanted tor directory's user and

[tor-relays] Moving Bridges

2022-03-08 Thread Eddie
One of my bridges has just taken on a slew of new connections.  Over the last few days it's gone from an average of around 15 users to over 300 (according to tor metrics.  The logs show over 1,000 unique clients for the same period).  Unfortunately with the VPS provider I'm using, this isn't su