On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 07:53:54AM +1000, teor wrote: > And you're right, Tor Browser can use lots more than 8 circuits, so > I wouldn't worry about it. > > Do you know how much load Bitcoin places on the Tor network? > > If it's a lot, one good answer is to encourage users to run relays, > or to donate to organisations that run relays. (Or donate to Tor, > so we can make the network more efficient.)
Right -- my first question would be "8 circuits per what?" That is, how often does it use eight new circuits? If it makes 8 circuits and then holds them open and uses each of them for a long period of time, that sounds like a solid win -- you get isolation between streams with little downside. If we're talking 8 circuits per new gadget, and the new gadgets are pretty frequent, then the tradeoff becomes more complicated. --Roger _______________________________________________ tor-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-dev
