> On 10 Aug 2017, at 13:36, Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/9695DFC35FFEB861329B9F1AB04C46397020CE31 > https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/F2044413DAC2E02E3D6BCF4735A19BCA1DE97281 > https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/BD6A829255CB08E66FBE7D3748363586E46B3810 > https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/74A910646BCEEFBCD2E874FC1DC997430F968145 > https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/7EA6EAD6FD83083C538F44038BBFA077587DD755 > all show a big increase in sent bytes starting at the end of July. > > It isn't growth in Tor users, since those have stayed relatively flat > in the last two weeks. > > And the new rate seems to be the new normal -- it's showing no signs of > going back to the old rate. > > I would assume it's outgoing directory stuff, since that's most of what > dir auths do. > > Any guesses? In July, Tor 0.3.0 became the most common relay version in the network, growing at quite a rapid rate: https://metrics.torproject.org/versions.html There doesn't seem to be any corresponding Tor Browser release in that timeframe: 3 July: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-702-released 8 August: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-704-released (Our estimates suggest that half the load on directory authorities is from relays, and half is from clients.) I wonder if the new guard selection algorithm, or some other relay change, is causing relays to download more descriptors from more directory authorities? T -- Tim Wilson-Brown (teor) teor2345 at gmail dot com PGP C855 6CED 5D90 A0C5 29F6 4D43 450C BA7F 968F 094B ricochet:ekmygaiu4rzgsk6n ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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