I enjoyed those, and also enjoyed the linked articles and illustrations. Maybe sharing where I got hung up is easiest to convey what I lack(ed).
In the nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg and nostr:npub1pu3vqm4vzqpxsnhuc684dp2qaq6z69sf65yte4p39spcucv5lzmqswtfch and nostr:npub1n0stur7q092gyverzc2wfc00e8egkrdnnqq3alhv7p072u89m5es5mk6h0 and nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 clients there’s a single relay list. In nostr:npub1wyuh3scfgzqmxn709a2fzuemps389rxnk7nfgege6s847zze3tuqfl87ez on my nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll there are two relay lists. Unclear why. This makes me think there’s something I don’t understand about relays and how my client may browse them based on my settings and how I am to find the content and users I would enjoy connecting with if there can be pockets of relays that coalesce but segregate organically. The relays I set in my iOS client are DNS based friendly names, but shouldn’t TOR relays ( like my nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll ) be able to be used too? It’s already ws:// over TOR, must I really install a self signed cert to go full wss:// to allow mainstream clients to use it? nostr:npub1wyuh3scfgzqmxn709a2fzuemps389rxnk7nfgege6s847zze3tuqfl87ez uses it fine off-LAN over Tor. and about my relay, if I want my relay to respect delete requests or not, store my notes and archive notes of follows, or some other relay task, how are configurations made? Is that command line activity? a config file? Would love to have it be easy to turn my nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll into my own content archive/backup, and even my own hosted solo relay if I felt inclined. Didn’t dive into the command line enough to learn if this is possible or maybe it’s not a good approach? But why? Do relays still gossip to other relays to have my content found by searchers, or is that not a thing and it’s just outbox model now?
There are some questions I’ve had and, in some cases, still have. Maybe it stirs some ideas for you.