Writing a Good Torrc

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Subject: Writing a Good Torrc
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:21:25 -0400
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I'm writing a torrc for a new node, and I've run into two quandaries:

1 - Setting the correct RelayBandwidthRate and RelayBandwidthBurst

a - I don't know a good way to test the box's upstream bandwidth over an ssh. Is there a good way to do this?

b - Once I discover the actual upstream bandwidth, what fraction of that should I set as the rate/burst? Is there a rule of thumb?

2 Writing MyFamily gracefully

a - There are several FPs in my myfamily line. Is it possible to add line-breaks without breaking the line?

[gpg E5D4F78A]