Speed observations...

[Scott Bennett]

     On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:39:31 -0400 Michael Cozzi
<cozzi at cozziconsulting.com> wrote:
>    I've been watching the numbers of routers fluctuate between 1500 and 
>1800 for some time now. I've also noticed a correlation that my Tor 
>surfing is a lot faster when there are 1800 relays as opposed to 1500.
>
>    Anyone else notice this?

     Yes.
>
>    Also, as a side question: At what point is a relay marked "stable"?
>
     Read section 3.3 of

https://git.torproject.org/checkout/tor/master/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt

The above will likely answer questions you may have about other flags, too.

                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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