<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="" class="">Judging by the level of your
computer skills implied by the emails, those involved in
Tor have better things to do than help a guy like me. I think it is
important to the entire world that the internet links us together, and
Tor may be the most crucial part of that.</div><div style="" class=""><br style=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">I have 3 machines as possible candidates for a Tor relay: <br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">A)
A decent PC (around 6 years old) with Vista installed. It's been
unused for 2 years. I am willing to do a clean re-install of Vista or
even Linux (with help) to run it as a Tor relay, night and day.</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">B)
A MacBook Pro (4gb ram, Intel, Snow Leopard). Again, I am willing to
wipe it, and do a clean install of the OS and use it for a Tor relay,
night and day.</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">C) My personal laptop an Asus G74S (12gb ram, i7 quad core 2.2ghz, Win7 Home Premium 64bit), which I "sleep" most nights.<br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Modem: DSL from "Telus" (in
Victoria, BC, Canada) with 4 ports (I use 1 cable port to my personal
computer, 1 wireless port for my iPad or Android cell phone).</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Questions:</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">1) If I run a Tor relay with that modem, are there any security risks to the other devices? I am no technical guru.</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande,
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;
font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">2)
If I run a Tor relay on either (or both the Vista PC and MacBook) of
the computers mentioned above, will it be mostly a "set it and forget
it" maintenance? I cannot devote much time (and definitely don't have
much expertise).</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">3) Will I compromise the anonimity of Tor users due to my lack of technical skills while running a Tor relay? I don't want
to do more damage than good.</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">4)
Can I throttle down the bandwidth on my Tor relay(s) when I need it for
my own personal machine? I don't want to disrupt the Tor net.</div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">5)
Can
you suggest the best way to use my machine(s) to make a reliable,
maintenance free and secure Tor relay, requiring the least amount of
time? I am guessing it's the MacBook cabled to the DSL, running only
Tor relay software, and running only a normal relay.<br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">6)<span style="" class=""><span style="" class="">
At this point is it worth my while, to attempt a Tor bridge or exit
relay or am I even capable of doing it properly? I have little
experience or expertise in networking and not much time.</span></span></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br style="" class=""><span style="" class=""><span style="" class=""></span></span></div>Thanks for spending your valuable time reading my questions. I hope to make it pay off, in a long term Tor relay.<br style="" class=""><span style="" class=""><span style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Rob Smith</span></span></div></body></html>