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[community/staging] Fix link to
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit 763f62ffd5988d824c0dddd00ee1f793f2e85a76 Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:03:44 2019 -0400 Fix link to The Legal FAQ for Tor Relay Operators --- content/relay-operations/community-resources/contents.lr | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/contents.lr index 313199d..3a83530 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/contents.lr @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Exit relay operators should understand the potential risks associated with runni For the majority of operators in most countries, bridges and guard/middle relays are very low risk. Exits are the ones that present some legal concerns, but operators under most circumstances will be able to handle legal matters by having an abuse response letter, running the exit from a location that isn't their home, and reading through some of the legal resources that Tor-supportive lawyers have put together. -The [EFF Tor Legal FAQ](/eff-tor-legal-faq) answers many common questions about relay operation and the law. We also like [Noisebridge's wiki](https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Tor/FBI) for additional legal resources. +The [EFF Tor Legal FAQ](/relay/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq) answers many common questions about relay operation and the law. We also like [Noisebridge's wiki](https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Tor/FBI) for additional legal resources. In general it's a good idea to consult with a lawyer before deciding to operate an exit relay, especially if you live in a place where exit relay operators have been harassed, or if you're the only exit relay operator in your region. Get in touch with your local digital rights organization to see if they have recommendations about legal assistance, and if you're not sure what organizations are working in your region, [write to EFF](https://www.eff.org/about/contact) and see if they can help connect you.

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[community/staging] Fix link to Tor abuse templates in DMCA template
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit 79846b321c2ca5d59f5afc48914fde1dbcb80792 Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:12:03 2019 -0400 Fix link to Tor abuse templates in DMCA template --- .../community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr index 3be4b05..e844d39 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ body: Written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation ([EFF](https://www.eff.org/)). Last updated May 31, 2011. -Note to Tor relay operators: In this litigious era, anyone providing routing services may face copyright complaints for transmitted content. Fortunately, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbors should provide protections from many of them both to you and to your upstream provider. If your Internet host forwards a DMCA copyright complaint to you, you can use this template to write a response, though you will need to customize it to your situation. Please also ensure all the statements are true for you. (The Tor Project has an [abuse collection of templates](/tor-abuse-templates/) to help you respond to other types of abuse complaints, too.) Before sending any response to your ISP, you may want to seek the advice of an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. +Note to Tor relay operators: In this litigious era, anyone providing routing services may face copyright complaints for transmitted content. Fortunately, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbors should provide protections from many of them both to you and to your upstream provider. If your Internet host forwards a DMCA copyright complaint to you, you can use this template to write a response, though you will need to customize it to your situation. Please also ensure all the statements are true for you. (The Tor Project has an [abuse collection of templates](/relay/community-resources/tor-abuse-templates/) to help you respond to other types of abuse complaints, too.) Before sending any response to your ISP, you may want to seek the advice of an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. This template letter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Whether and how you should respond when you or your ISP has received a DMCA notice will turn on the particular facts of your situation. This template is intended as a starting point, but you should tailor it to your own circumstances. In addition, it's up to you to comply with your ISP's terms of service. If you're not comfortable including so much legal explanation, feel free to invite the ISP to contact EFF for a fuller discussion.

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[community/staging] Fix link to EFF legal FAQ in DMCA template
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit 7ec35e3aa652a7f16c512b72940736f4df63c84b Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:10:53 2019 -0400 Fix link to EFF legal FAQ in DMCA template --- .../community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr index 659eafe..3be4b05 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response/contents.lr @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This template letter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute If you do not believe the safe harbors apply to your particular situation, don't use this template as a basis for your response. Specific information about safe harbor qualification for "transitory digital network communications" is provided on the Chilling Effects website [here](https://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/faq.cgi#QID586) and also in the template, below. -Also, if you received this document from anywhere other than the EFF web site or [tor-dmca-response](/tor-dmca-response), it may be out of date. Follow the link to get the latest version. +Also, if you received this document from anywhere other than the EFF web site or [tor-dmca-response](/relay/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/tor-dmca-response), it may be out of date. Follow the link to get the latest version. ```

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[community/staging] Replace full email with tshirt AT torproject
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit ac432a004f1cb8ec864ee293e71ee02bea6a6ce3 Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:19:03 2019 -0400 Replace full email with tshirt AT torproject --- content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr index 28f6583..b1c1419 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ You can get one of these fine Tor T-shirts for contributing to the Tor project. * Help out in other ways. Maintain a translation. Run Tor trainings. Write a good support program and get a lot of people to use it. Do research on Tor and anonymity, solve some of our bugs, or establish yourself as a Tor advocate. -If you're operating a fast relay or you've done something else cool, email us at tshirt(a)torproject.org with the details. (We want to make sure our shirts help outreach happen all around the world, so please understand if we can't send you 5 shirts for your 5 excellent relays.) +If you're operating a fast relay or you've done something else cool, email us at tshirt at torproject.org with the details. (We want to make sure our shirts help outreach happen all around the world, so please understand if we can't send you 5 shirts for your 5 excellent relays.) There are a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes available in the great roots design that Leiah Jansen made for us, as well as some older designs. ---

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[community/staging] Add link to Tor relay universities page
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit e88310010cd9a3027aa0ced5f439466edb94d07c Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:24:18 2019 -0400 Add link to Tor relay universities page --- .../community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr index 9c43196..120716f 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Therefore, please do not act on this information alone; if you have any specific Find some professors (or deans!) who like the idea of supporting and/or researching anonymity on the Internet. If possible, use an extra IP range whose abuse contact doesn't go through the main university abuse team. Ideally, use addresses that are not trusted by the IP-based authentication many library-related services use -- if the university's entire IP address space is "trusted" to access these library resources, the university is forced to maintain an iron grip on all its addresses. -Also read [How do I make my University / ISP / etc happy with my exit node?](tor-relay-universities) +Also read [How do I make my University / ISP / etc happy with my exit node?](/relay/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/) ### Find Tor-friendly ISPs.

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[community/staging] Removed torservers.net email contact
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit d511f72cb289f51f4c1018c7d127436115b3a5c5 Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:21:28 2019 -0400 Removed torservers.net email contact --- .../community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr index 64e60d3..9ba85fb 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ If you country is missing here and you know a lawyer who can provide a legal opi ### If you're part of an organization that will be running the exit relay (ISP, university etc), consider teaching your legal people about Tor. -It's way better for them to hear about Tor from you, in a relaxed environment, than to hear about it from a stranger over the phone. Make them aware of [EFF's Legal FAQ for Tor Operators](https://2019.www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq). EFF has also offered to talk to other lawyers to explain the legal aspects of Tor; contact us at support(a)torservers.net and we'll make the connections for you. +It's way better for them to hear about Tor from you, in a relaxed environment, than to hear about it from a stranger over the phone. Make them aware of [EFF's Legal FAQ for Tor Operators](https://2019.www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq). EFF has also offered to talk to other lawyers to explain the legal aspects of Tor. ### If you're not part of an organization, think about starting one!

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[community/staging] Fix EFF Legal Faq link
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit 6fae30e967fe2e48f22ef35825ee6449f96cedd4 Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:22:41 2019 -0400 Fix EFF Legal Faq link --- .../community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr index 9ba85fb..9c43196 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-exit-guidelines/contents.lr @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ If you country is missing here and you know a lawyer who can provide a legal opi ### If you're part of an organization that will be running the exit relay (ISP, university etc), consider teaching your legal people about Tor. -It's way better for them to hear about Tor from you, in a relaxed environment, than to hear about it from a stranger over the phone. Make them aware of [EFF's Legal FAQ for Tor Operators](https://2019.www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq). EFF has also offered to talk to other lawyers to explain the legal aspects of Tor. +It's way better for them to hear about Tor from you, in a relaxed environment, than to hear about it from a stranger over the phone. Make them aware of [EFF's Legal FAQ for Tor Operators](/relay/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq). EFF has also offered to talk to other lawyers to explain the legal aspects of Tor. ### If you're not part of an organization, think about starting one!

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[community/staging] Change page name to swag
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit b16f91f9ddbb6b8410e163e85c4211eb0f08e26f Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:17:37 2019 -0400 Change page name to swag --- .../relay-operations/community-resources/{swags => swag}/contents.lr | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swags/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr similarity index 94% rename from content/relay-operations/community-resources/swags/contents.lr rename to content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr index f8b7c20..28f6583 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swags/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/swag/contents.lr @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ _model: page --- -title: Swags +title: Swag --- body: @@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ section: Community Resources --- section_id: community-resources --- -subtitle: If you're operating a fast relay or you've done something else cool, you're eligible to receive our swags +subtitle: If you're operating a fast relay or you've done something else cool, you're eligible to receive our swag

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[community/staging] Add missing old FAQ link and oftc.net link
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit b52b3170393186d1298b9f4ef20e5605ae7c038e Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 11:06:18 2019 -0400 Add missing old FAQ link and oftc.net link --- .../tor-relay-universities/contents.lr | 19 ++++++------------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr index 913f0ce..a3640bd 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Of course, you need to understand that without actual clear precedent (and even In any case, the key here is to become familiar with the laws and their implications and uncertainties. * Third, learn about Tor's design. -Read the [design overview](https://2019.www.torproject.org/overview.html), the [design paper](https://www.torproject.org/svn/trunk/doc/design-paper/tor-design.htm…, and the [FAQ](FIXME). -Hang out on IRC (irc.oftc.net - #tor-relays) for a while and learn more. +Read the [design overview](https://2019.www.torproject.org/overview.html), the [design paper](https://www.torproject.org/svn/trunk/doc/design-paper/tor-design.htm…, and the [FAQ](https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en). +Hang out on IRC ([irc.oftc.net](https://www.oftc.net) - #tor-relays) for a while and learn more. If possible, attend a talk by one of the Tor developers. Learn about the types of people and organizations who need secure communications on the Internet. Practice explaining Tor and its benefits and consequences to friends and neighbors -- the [abuse FAQ](https://2019.www.torproject.org/faq-abuse) may provide some helpful starting points. @@ -64,20 +64,13 @@ You might let them know that there are ways you can dial down the potential for You'll also want to learn if there are bandwidth limitations at your organization. (Tor can handle a variety of rate limiting approaches, so this isn't the end of the world). -In some cases, you should talk to the network security people before you talk to the lawyers; in some cases, there will be yet other groups that will be critical to educate and bring into the discussion. -You'll have to make it up as you go. +In some cases, you should talk to the network security people before you talk to the lawyers; in some cases, there will be yet other groups that will be critical to educate and bring into the discussion. You'll have to make it up as you go. If the authorities contact your university for logs, be pleasant and helpful. Tor's default log level doesn't provide much that's useful, so if they want copies of your logs, that's fine. -Be helpful and take the opportunity to explain to them about Tor and why it's useful to the world. -(If they contact you directly for logs, you should send them to -your university's lawyers -- acting on it yourself is [almost always a poor idea](/relay/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/). - -If there are too many complaints coming in, there are several approaches you can take to reduce them. -First, you should follow the tips in the [Tor relay documentation](https://community.torproject.org/relay), such -as picking a descriptive hostname or getting your own IP address. -If that doesn't work, you can scale back the advertised speed of your relay, by using the Max``Advertised``Bandwidth to attract less traffic from the Tor network. -Lastly, you can scale back your exit policy. +Be helpful and take the opportunity to explain to them about Tor and why it's useful to the world. (If they contact you directly for logs, you should send them to your university's lawyers -- acting on it yourself is [almost always a poor idea](/relay/community-resources/eff-tor-legal-faq/). + +If there are too many complaints coming in, there are several approaches you can take to reduce them. First, you should follow the tips in the [Tor relay documentation](https://community.torproject.org/relay), such as picking a descriptive hostname or getting your own IP address. If that doesn't work, you can scale back the advertised speed of your relay, by using the `MaxAdvertisedBandwidth` to attract less traffic from the Tor network. Lastly, you can scale back your exit policy. Some people have found that their university only tolerates their Tor relay if they're involved in a research project around anonymity. So if you're interested, you might want to get that started early in the process -- see our [Research Portal](https://research.torproject.org/).

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[community/staging] Add some style in Tor relay universities
by hiro＠torproject.org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

commit 3c9b0563e0d5e0c6e424117ce6cccbbe575cef5c Author: gus <gus(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Sep 3 10:59:33 2019 -0400 Add some style in Tor relay universities --- .../community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr index d8250cc..913f0ce 100644 --- a/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr +++ b/content/relay-operations/community-resources/tor-relay-universities/contents.lr @@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ This approach has the added benefit that you can draw in other faculty and stude The downside is that your Tor relay's existence is more fragile, since the terms of its demise are already negotiated. Note that in many cases you don't even need to be researching the exit node itself -- doing research on the Tor network requires that there be a Tor network, after all, and keeping it going is a community effort. +## Mailing list + Subscribe to [Tor Relays Universities](https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-rel… mailing list (and other education institutions too). --- cta:

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