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Re: [tor-relays] Questions about Fallbacks
Hi,
> On 8 Oct 2019, at 17:03, Michael Gerstacker <michael.gerstacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> when i setted up my relays i choosed 443 as the ORPort.
> My thought behind it was that 443 is most likely not blocked and less likely observed because the ISP could expect to anyway only see encrypted data so a Tor connection will more likely slip through it.
>
> I let the DirPort on 9030 because i read that clients anyway only use the ORPort and i thought if a authority will connect to me it makes no difference because none of my ports is blocked.
>
> Now some of my relays are Fallbacks.
>
> Would it be a benefit for the network if i change the DirPort to 80 or is the DirPort still not used by clients?
The DirPort is not used by clients.
> Is it necessary to opt-out the relay as a fallback if it was shut down by the provider and already is long gone from metrics?
It won't make much difference.
Relay search deletes missing relays after a week or so.
We rebuild the fallback list and delete missing relays every 6-12 months.
T
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