Re: [tor-relays] What is "regular" traffic on an obfuscated bridge

[Torry Torah <torrytorah@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 19.04.2013, Moritz wrote:
> On 19.04.2013 21:34, Torry Torah wrote:

>>  Hi there,
>> 
>>  After seeing the call to arm [1], I decided to spin up some 2 new 
> obfuscated bridges. 
>>  I am already running 2 (non-obf) bridges, and was about to boot 3 others.
>> 
>>  I'm seeing something like 4MB/day of traffic with those obf bridges, 
> whereas the 2 
>>  non-obf bridges show something like 10MB/sec. (
> 
> It takes a while for bridges to be distributed to users. Each bridge is
> automatically selected to be in one "distribution pool", for example
> email (bridges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) or web (
> https://bridges.torproject.org/ ). The traffic you see depends on what
> kind of users learn about a specific bridge, and how often/intensively
> they use it. So, it is quite natural to see different usage patterns
> across different bridges -- especially when some have been around for a
> while, while others are fairly new in the game.

Okay thanks. By the way, does it make sense to have an obfuscated bridge be an exit node? It is of any interest?

> 
>>  I've set up the 2 obf bridges 8 hours ago, give or take, maybe is it 
> just a matter 
>>  of insufficient uptime?
> 
> Some bridges don't see much use over weeks, and then suddenly it hits
> them. Be prepared and keep them online! :)

They should be :)

-- 
Torry
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