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      Hi there,<br>
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      runing a non-exit relay is usually deemed safe, a separate
      abuse-handling is not necessary (because no exit-connections
      happen, that might infringe laws, but only connections to other
      tor nodes). <br>
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      You should however check the terms of service of your provider to
      make sure, that running an anonymization service is covered and
      allowed - some providers are calculating their prices and traffic
      allowances with very small profit margins and might suspend your
      account, if you produce too much traffic or use too much VPS
      resources. You can find several lists online[1][2] for some
      TL;DR-Shortcuts.<br>
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      If you still do need assistance, feel free to contact me on the
      mailaddress <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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        href="mailto:lars+tor@kumbier.it">lars+tor@kumbier.it</a>. You
      might also want to check out Zwiebelfreunde e.V. or other local
      tor groups like the Torrorists e.V.[3].<br>
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      Best Regards,<br>
      Lars<br>
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      [1] <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
        href="https://www.torservers.net/wiki/hoster/experience">https://www.torservers.net/wiki/hoster/experience</a><br>
      [2] <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
        href="https://wiki.raumzeitlabor.de/wiki/Torrorists/Hoster">https://wiki.raumzeitlabor.de/wiki/Torrorists/Hoster</a><br>
      [3] <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
        href="http://torrorists.de">http://torrorists.de</a><br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 20.01.2014 17:08, schrieb <a
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          <div>Hi list,</div>
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          <div>I have set up a tor relay with no exit functionality yet.
            Having read</div>
          <div>through the documentation and general legal hints, I am
            still unsure</div>
          <div>of the legal situation in Germany. Are there some of you
            guys who</div>
          <div>had contact with hosting providers because of abuse
            claims?</div>
          <div>Is there anything you can share? Are pure relays safe to
            use or</div>
          <div>are the hosting providers still clueless?</div>
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          <div>Thanks and best regards.</div>
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