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Exit node dropped to near zero weight
by Bill Winslow 15 Aug '14

15 Aug '14

Hi everyone, https://globe.torproject.org/#/relay/5B06042B4911171026059FB694215B97D10E47… I've been running an exit node for a few days now, and around 8 hours ago my consensus weight and exit probability dropped to essentially zero, after dropping substantially several hours previously. Why is that? Nothing in my logs suggests anything unusual -- but then again, I'm very new to this and thus wouldn't know where else to look or what to think about this. http://pastebin.com/mfkbPK9L Thanks for your time.

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Re: [tor-relays] OnionTip.com distributes Bitcoin donations to all BTC addresses set in ContactInfo
by Mike Patton 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

On 14 Aug 2014 08:34, Ed Carter <ecarter9(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > > Tim Semeijn schreef op 10/08/14 17:33: > >> On 8/10/14, 4:32 PM, ban(a)unseen.is wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> apparently this hasn't been discussed here yet. About a month ago, > >>> Donncha O'Cearbhaill build https://oniontip.com/ during the Dublin > >>> Bitcoin Hackathon. It is a webapp which automatically extracts all > >>> Bitcoin addresses set in the ContactInfo variable of the torrc and > >>> distributes Bitcoin donations based on the consensus weight. > >>> > >>> There are already 100+ relays listed which represent around 5% of > >>> the total consensus weight. In just a few weeks they distributed > >>> around 125 US$. > >>> > >>> There are many other theoretical ways to provide compensation to > >>> tor relay operators (see > >>> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-p…) > >>> > >>> > >> but I really like this very simple and practical approach. > >>> > >>> Thoughts? _______________________________________________ > >>> tor-relays mailing list tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org > >>> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > >>> > >> > >> I myself added a bitcoin address to the ContactInfo variable of my > >> nodes when I saw a tweet about this initiative. It is a nice way to > >> offer a way to donate to multiple node running volunteers instead of > >> donating to a specific person or organization. > >> > >> My nodes take up 20% of the current donations based on consensus so it > >> would be nice if more relay operators take part in this project to > >> make it resemble the current Tor network better. > > > > I really like this and I've added an address to my exits (4.2% of total > > exit consensus). However, for this to really kick off I'd recommend > > adding visibility on how many donations were received and how it was > > distributed across relays. There should be safeguards to prevent > > oniontip.com from taking a part of the money, etc. > > > > Tom > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tor-relays mailing list > > tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org > > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > > > Agreed, this is pretty awesome. It allows independent relay operators to > receive donations no matter where they are in the world whether or not > they are affiliated with any group. > > The donations are transparent, since the money can be followed on the > Bitcoin blockchain to ensure that your donation made it to the individual > addresses of the relay operators. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays(a)lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays I like it! I've already made AUD $0.05!!! ;) M.

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OnionTip.com distributes Bitcoin donations to all BTC addresses set in ContactInfo
by ban＠unseen.is 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Hi, apparently this hasn't been discussed here yet. About a month ago, Donncha O'Cearbhaill build https://oniontip.com/ during the Dublin Bitcoin Hackathon. It is a webapp which automatically extracts all Bitcoin addresses set in the ContactInfo variable of the torrc and distributes Bitcoin donations based on the consensus weight. There are already 100+ relays listed which represent around 5% of the total consensus weight. In just a few weeks they distributed around 125 US$. There are many other theoretical ways to provide compensation to tor relay operators (see https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-p…) but I really like this very simple and practical approach. Thoughts?

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Re: [tor-relays] Contacting Apple About a Block IP Address
by Jesse Victors 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA384 I don't know about that. The number of site that ban all Tor nodes (exits and non-exits alike) is relatively low compared to the number of websites that don't. The banning happens when trigger-happy sysadmins think that 1) IP address == user, and 2) that banning all Tor nodes stops only spammers. Neither are true, but like Thomas said they probably just downloaded a list and banned all the nodes and didn't think about the 2.4 million Tor users. I've run relays from my own IP address with very little problems to speak of. Certainly you don't want to run an exit on your IP, that's a different story. Christopher, from another machine/IP, send a message to the admins of that forum and explain. Be polite, explain what error message you are seeing, and ask if your IP could be unbanned so that you can access their discussion forum as part of your work. You could also explain that Tor is an anonymity layer on top of TCP, and as your machine simply passes encrypted data through the Tor network and not out of it, it poses no risk of spam or abuse from anyone using Tor. If you feel that it's necessary, concisely explain what Tor is, pulling from descriptions on torproject.org. I think if your reasonable and work with them, you have a good chance of resolving this. If not, use a different IP for accessing the Apple forum. You can use an SSH tunnel, VPN, or a proxy if you need to. - -- Jesse V. On 08/13/2014 04:00 AM, tor-relays-request(a)lists.torproject.org wrote: > Don't run a relay from your own IP address. Pretty standard advice > there sorry regardless if it's an exit or non-exit. I guess the people > at Apple simply downloaded every Tor server IP and put no effort into > reading the differences between types of relay because to be fair, > they aren't paid to give a damn as long as it stops problems. > > You could pop an email off to their customer support, but honestly I > wouldn't get your hopes up with Apple. > > -T -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQF8BAEBCQBmBQJT651rXxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXQxMjgyMjhENjEyODQ1OTU1NzBCMjgwRkFB RDk3MzY0RkMyMEJFQzgwAAoJEK2XNk/CC+yAv9AH/0escYcwLAbUgbNRKCCQ0yY5 ugYHBnveTv6FIEPzDwPC/ZiinyQcc6IiYl+Qm6XfwavmHKkbMjDR2/OCjh53Mcop HIP9QcBQ/81ZdJCp9YH21FPnKozkzAAI3JNgVR0/0cRp/dd8EsARIN4lEWuHCXkE CfpCUuFNDHcv7OY3kgnd81byT034ZnoZFlJX3MJmVvpYmv+w/BIsUzd3jTEi2R6y /+ExKwbKc3d0LzHubv3E1Y54B1mIwF+5MbLn7jUYjv55/IDKvuBYTmInj50ygv7o AoRr+c0drDdoXahG14ltNtB9mbzMPmlStsWJ8q5AYSmqS8TJzcsXSNyT1y6QpPU= =XjfD -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Directory Server Issue
by Spencer Rhodes 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Hi, I have a server (triratna) which I recently put up, which operates on ports 80 and 443, and which initially showed a Directory Server flag. After several days of operation, however, the directory flag disappeared from both the torstatus listing and from the arm display on the console. I would like to know if there is a way to verify that directory services are in fact working, and if so, determine why the server is not flagged properly. I found some old postings to the effect that one could browse to server://tor or server://tor/status/all, but this does not seem to be true any more. Thanks, Spencer Rhodes -- Spencer Rhodes, Esq. 126 East Jefferson Street, Orlando, Florida USA 32801-1830 t: +1.321.332.0407 | f: +1.321.332.0409 | m: +1.407.796.8282

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Contacting Apple About a Block IP Address
by Christopher Burg 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Hey fellow relay operators, While searching for a solution to a problem I've been having I learned that my IP has been blocked from accessing discussions.apple.com. The message that I get is the same message I get whenever I attempt to access a website known to block IP addresses operating Tor relays. I am running a non-exit relay, which I'm assuming is the reason I'm now blocked from access the site. Has anybody else run into this problem and, if so, have you been able to get your IP address unblocked by Apple? If you have managed to get your IP unblocked what steps did you take? Unfortunately due to my work I am in a position where I have to access Apple's discussion forums from time to time. Thanks, Christopher Burg

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multisig link
by jason＠icetor.is 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

sorry meant to include relevant link to multisignature documentation https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0010.mediawiki -J

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Tor relay giving a OR_CONN_CLOSED error‏
by Richard Dennis 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

Hi guys, I created a tor relay set up using a raspberry pi called Goblin500, it has now been up for a while and i have the fast, valid, running and v2dir flag i have been working on some code that can be found at: https://github.com/richarddennis/Masters-Project to connect to various nodes in tor and create a stream, i am able to connect no problem to various nodes such as TorLand1, orion etc no problem, however when i try to create a circuit containing Goblin500, there is a significant delay and when i do receive anything it is only get a destroy cell containing the error code 8 - OR_CONN_CLOSED the node is in the consensus : r Goblin500 IspSUjBIQ/LJ0k18VbKIO6mS1oo yT+H3s9/UYm7p+BmNjnfYUmGHFw 2014-08-09 16:03:43 82.26.108.68 9001 9030s Fast Running V2Dir Validv Tor 0.2.4.23w Bandwidth=20 Unmeasured=1p reject 1-65535my torrc file is SocksPort 0/var/log/tor/debug.logRunAsDaemon 1ControlPort 9051CookieAuthentication 0ORPort 9001Nickname Goblin500DirPort 9030ExitPolicy reject *:* what is causing the error and more importantly how can it be solved there are no errors in the/var/log/tor/notices.log file Thanks Rich

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New router, new IP address
by Rick 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

So I saw the Craigslist post in tor-talk and checked to find that I'm at full speed with them. Since I'm an exit relay (residential, US, 15 months) and have been experiencing the CL Dial-Up Retro for a few months, I was surprised. It turns out that I have a new IP address so for the moment I'm a shiny new exit. Two days ago I installed a new router. Nothing special: $45 Linksys but selected specifically for use with DD-WRT. ROM burn and set-up was done completely offline. It took maybe a minute to do the router hot swap and all went well. IP address change never crossed my mind. After all, I was down for four days back in the winter (ice storm) and hoping for a new address when we came back up. No luck. Is this normal? Or at least not unusual? It seems a bit spooky to me. I thought the address was tied to the cable modem (ISP's equipment) and they couldn't care less about my LAN. :-\ Thanks Rick

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tor bridges
by Patrick Kelley 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

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