About this relay
A core relay in Frothly’s Chiba data center. On September 12, 2026 it failed during a routine restart; traffic was rerouted automatically and messages in East Asia were delivered late but intact.
As an entry relay, it is the first stop for people who connect through it. It sees their network address, but not who they are writing to or what they say. As a transit relay, it passes messages between other relays, and sees only where each one came from and where it goes next. As a mailbox relay, it holds encrypted messages until their recipients collect them, and deletes each one once it has been collected, or after thirty days.
It is in service and carrying traffic.
Last 90 days
- Operational
- Offline
- Maintenance
- Not yet listed
History
Listed in the directory.
Upgraded to relay software 2.0.
Ran on generator power for three days after Typhoon Faxai cut mains power across Chiba.
Upgraded to relay software 3.0.
Failed to come back after a routine restart. Its traffic was rerouted automatically to nrt-01, nrt-02, nrt-04 and kix-01, and the relay was restored 47 minutes later.
Storage controller replaced. Thermal compound reapplied by the office of the Chief Technology Officer, which prefers the term “unguent.”
Upgraded to relay software 4.0.0.
Upgraded to relay software 4.0.1.