<div dir="auto">So they’re just a cryptocurrency mining company? I’m not 100% sure how they are able to use Tor Relays to mine Cryptocurrency?</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 17 Mar 2023 at 11:53, Richie <<a href="mailto:richie@zuviel.org">richie@zuviel.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><a href="http://ator.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ator.org</a> actually works. They try to get Relay Operators to mine/receive <br>
their cryptocurrency through uptime, see <a href="https://docs.ator.io/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.ator.io/</a> . Also <br>
some hardware plans regarding Wifi routers with preinstalled "ator" <br>
software/routing.<br>
<br>
Personally, i'd say "kill it with fire", but well, thats just me :) <br>
Nevertheless, i guess it could be helpful to make it clear also on <br>
behalf of <a href="http://torproject.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">torproject.org</a>, that we're neither support nor endorse their <br>
plans and disencourage to use this stuff.<br>
<br>
greetz<br>
Richie<br>
<br>
Am 16.03.23 um 20:25 schrieb Christian Pietsch via tor-relays:<br>
> Dear Tor community,<br>
> <br>
> maybe the notes from the Tor relay operator meetup on March 4 should<br>
> have mentioned that a participant called AirTor was kicked from that<br>
> BBB conference.<br>
> <br>
> This happened because they were using “Tor” in their name and<br>
> continued to make dubious offers like the one below which just arrived<br>
> in my NGO's inbox. They did not send it to the e-mail address in the<br>
> ContactInfo of our Tor relays but a generic one. In BBB's text chat,<br>
> they offered to change their name “if thats best,” but as you can see,<br>
> they have not. Instead, the signed as ATOR – but that might be a typo.<br>
> <br>
> I am writing this to let you know that it's best to ignore e-mails<br>
> like the one below. In the meetup, Roger made it increasingly clear<br>
> that he does not believe that AirTor are acting in good faith.<br>
> <br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Christian<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> ----- Forwarded message -----<br>
> <br>
> From: AirTor Team <<a href="mailto:team@airtor.org" target="_blank">team@airtor.org</a>><br>
> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:1167510526.29240.1678981005095@eu1.myprofessionalmail.com" target="_blank">1167510526.29240.1678981005095@eu1.myprofessionalmail.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Support for TOR relay associations<br>
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> X-Originating-IP: 24.218.88.76<br>
> <br>
> Hello from ATOR!<br>
> We are a community driven initiative that provides recognition rewards to<br>
> supporters and operators in the TOR ecosystem.<br>
> We would love to recognize your efforts and the efforts of your relay<br>
> operators, and hear your opinions on the protocol we have in mind.<br>
> Please let us know if this is something of interest to you. We would also like<br>
> to donate to help your operation grow and remain active.<br>
> Thank you for your time, we hope to hear from you soon!<br>
> Sincerely,<br>
> ATOR team<br>
> <br>
> ----- End forwarded message -----<br>
> <br>
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