Re: [tor-relays] Mystery of bridge utilization

["Runa A. Sandvik" <runa.sandvik@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 5:16 AM, Steve Snyder <swsnyder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've got 2 bridges, with 1 IP address in each of 2 servers in the same geographical area.  The IP addresses are not consecutive.
>
> Both servers have the same hardware and software configurations.  Both were established in mid-January and (excepting a few brief periods of down time) have been running since then.
>
> So why then in March did one server handle 200GB of traffic while the other handled only 2GB?  (Yes, a x100 difference.)

Sounds like one bridge ended up in the https or email pool (meaning we
give the bridge address out via bridges.torproject.org or
bridges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx), while the other ended up in a more private
pool.

> Also: is there something I can do to make my under-utilized bridge more attractive to the Bridge Authorities?

You could set it up as a relay instead?

-- 
Runa A. Sandvik
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