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Re: More important: Bridges or ORs



Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 3:47 PM,
> Arjan<n6bc23cpcduw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Maybe the FAQ should advise people with a static IP address to
>> run a relay instead of a bridge? If the IP address of your bridge
>> is static, an ISP or government that filters Tor will eventually
>> find the address and block it.
> 
> Hm? but if it's dynamic the people who need to use your bridge will be
> unable to find it.

If the address changes once a day or once a month, that's dynamic
for me.
According to my ISP, my IP address is dynamic too, but it hasn't
changed once since I got my ADSL connection almost two years ago.
Therefore, my IP address would be of little use for running a bridge.