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Tor ContactInfo generator
by Eran Sandler 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Hi everyone, I've build a small website with nusenu's help to generate the Tor ContactInfo field value based on nusenu's specification: https://github.com/nusenu/ContactInfo-Information-Sharing-Specification Check out the website here: https://torcontactinfogenerator.netlify.com/ The code is in Github (there is a link to the repo at the end of the website). Feel free to send pull requests for changes/fixes/updates. Thanks, Eran

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notices.log: "[warn] Rejecting DNS request from disallowed IP"
by petrarca＠protonmail.ch 23 Nov '18

23 Nov '18

Hi, on a small server I did try to force local DNS requests to the local Tor via iptables/ferm (Nat, Output-Chain, protocol udp dport domain REDIRECT to-ports 5300). Torrc has the following included: 'DNSPort 127.0.0.1:5300'. Unfortunately, it doesn't work as expected, but I get a warning in Tor's notices.log stating "[warn] Rejecting DNS request from disallowed IP" for each DNS request and even after hours of searching around and trying different configs I could't find the root cause yet. Question: what does "disallowed IP" really mean, i.e. what IPs are allowed by Tor and which ones are not? Any ideas and hints on how to investigate further are highly welcome! :-) to

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tor relay - impact on e-mail system reputation
by dlugasny＠protonmail.com 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

Hi, I haven an e-mail server which has a lot of not consumed resources (CPU/Traffic etc.). Base on my practice I know that my E-mail server will loose reputation if Tor relay will run on the same IP. Is there any other way to utilize resources of that machine without any reputation impact on the IP. Thanks in advance for any feedback. Cheers Dlugasny Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.

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Blutmagie retired
by starlight.2018q2＠binnacle.cx 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

The operator of Blutmagie Torstatus, Olaf Selke has retired the service. For years Blutmagie has been a fantastic resource for the Tor community and I am writing to express my gratitude to Olaf for his wonderful contribution and the time and effort he expended maintaining it. Thank you Olaf!

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tor relay on freebsd - how to upgrade it
by dlugasny＠protonmail.com 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Hi, since few days nyx showing that my Tor relay is outdated. (Tor 0.3.4.8) This relay is running on Freebsd. I have not so big expirience with BSD systems... Does any one could help me to update my tor relay ? Thanks in advance for any support. Cheers Dlugasny Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.

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Updating tor relay software to 0.3.4.9 through google backup and sync on Windows 10
by Keifer Bly 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Hello list, So I am in a bit of a dilemma. I am currently away from the computer where my obfs4 bridge at https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/148BD64BED9F2C27637D986DE032… runs off of and will be so for the next two weeks. I had set up TeamViewer so I could remote administer my bridge while I could not physically access the machine. But then, like a complete dork, I forgot TeamViewer automatically changes the connection password every few days or so, I am waiting to hear back from them if they can reset it for me. I am trying to access it because my bridge is currently running tor 0.3.4.8 (via the tor expert bundle) and am trying to update it to tor 0.3.4.9, but now may not be able to do so because the TeamViewer password changed (smacks face for forgetting it does that). I am running my relay via the tor expert bundle, which is just checked and is still on tor 0.3.4.8 (I am guessing the tor expert bundle is updated on a somewhat different schedule). I use Google Backup and Sync to automatically backup my tor bridge keys, etc, and tor.exe is also backed up. Probably not, but I wonder if there would be a way to upload tor 0.3.4.9.exe in place of 0.3.4.8 and sync it to my computer? Probably not as this bridge is running on a Windows machine, but thoughts are appreciated. Thank you.

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cyb3r1n73L Relays MyFamily Configuration
by nusenu 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

Hi cyb3r1n73L, thanks for adding so many new tor exit relays to the network. Please do not forget to set your "MyFamily" configuration parameter on all your relays, so Tor clients are not at risk of using your relays in multiple positions in a single circuit. You can find the instructions in the Tor relay guide: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorRelayGuide#Importantifyour… > 2018-11-17 > > | Up | Ext | JoinTime | IP | AS | CC | ORp | Dirp | OS | Version | Nickname | eFamMembers | FP | > |------+-------+------------+--------------+--------------------+------+-------+--------+-------+-----------+------------+---------------+------------------------------------------| > | 1 | 1 | 17:17:39 | 158.255.3.14 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | hollow | 1 | 008164D073537EEE099B83935A87A80FABCE365D | > | 1 | 1 | 17:36:32 | 158.255.3.22 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | plague | 1 | 04148208898E2CB692E66545AC3999F2E46EFC9F | > | 1 | 1 | 20:00:36 | 158.255.3.37 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | crow | 1 | 1AAE2E257FBD5669C3788BC9152CFCC3F08A2005 | > | 1 | 1 | 20:00:45 | 158.255.3.27 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | phoenix | 1 | 069CBCAC9BA17A7DB338EADB77B583DB3B9EB575 | > | 1 | 1 | 20:00:45 | 158.255.3.35 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | charade | 1 | B7130260E4FCBE73EB3A0707925C5C64693777C5 | > | 0 | 1 | 20:00:46 | 158.255.3.39 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | aspect | 1 | 97EEA4F9B39405D7B33C154CB5E346FFBAE520AA | > | 1 | 1 | 20:00:46 | 158.255.3.36 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | oddity | 1 | B79B76BECA45EDC29E36CCBF8DD614F9214B69FC | > | 1 | 1 | 20:00:47 | 158.255.3.38 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | acid | 1 | D95ADED4FF29B2C256FD3AA67C1E2A662F751D89 | > | 1 | 1 | 21:37:25 | 158.255.3.39 | Mir Telematiki Ltd | ru | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | aspect | 1 | C8DA052842E29A8153A2F769BC387865C2F75F4C | > 2018-11-14 > > | Up | Ext | JoinTime | IP | AS | CC | ORp | Dirp | OS | Version | Nickname | eFamMembers | FP | > |------+-------+------------+-----------------+------+------+-------+--------+-------+-----------+------------+---------------+------------------------------------------| > | 1 | 1 | 19:08:13 | 185.234.217.231 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | indie | 1 | B82A940CDAD62501EB8B1BB74FAE2D11B72D9F18 | > | 1 | 1 | 19:20:08 | 185.234.217.232 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | coyote | 1 | 171BD73EB0C2B0AA37769716B6CAE903B7A364E1 | > | 1 | 1 | 19:26:20 | 185.234.217.233 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | cryo | 1 | 1A5AB832F2091EB5AFAD1FFB1895FBA4D7EFB6BC | > | 1 | 1 | 19:31:16 | 185.234.217.234 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | rags | 1 | E1430BEB656EA0702636CCF5722DADFE30C5B581 | > | 1 | 1 | 19:36:11 | 185.234.217.235 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | gigi | 1 | 34CB1480BD47F7258E86496900B2AC169E19EEA5 | > | 1 | 1 | 19:43:12 | 185.234.217.241 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | slash | 1 | 927ABD6372C0A333E2FD74248267CF29DE6C0CC2 | > | 1 | 1 | 19:47:10 | 185.234.217.242 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | rebel | 1 | F9211E9641A980BD24D3C3D6AEC289A303B50A44 | > | 1 | 1 | 19:50:57 | 185.234.217.243 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | reaper | 1 | 27157FFFF473AF58B66B43EA1DEF8B38DC480C10 | > | 1 | 1 | 19:55:32 | 185.234.217.244 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | buster | 1 | 42B4FE0E2DED79C3C76E0847C2BC5280763A9184 | > | 1 | 1 | 22:31:42 | 185.234.217.245 | None | ie | 9001 | 80 | Linux | 0.3.4.9 | jazzy | 1 | 35832538B8EF7577628DC65AA489B0DFD7ECEA16 | -- https://twitter.com/nusenu_ https://mastodon.social/@nusenu

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upgrade theonionbox
by TorGate 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Hi to all, i have truble with a upgrade of onionbox. :~ % sudo pip install --upgrade theonionbox Password: Collecting theonionbox Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f6/90/bab164846bc3f59c2b05f9c15bcf6… Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: psutil>=5.4.0 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (5.4.3) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: requests>2.18 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (2.18.4) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: PySocks>=1.6.7 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (1.6.8) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: bottle>=0.12.13 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (0.12.13) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: stem<=1.6,>=1.5.4 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (1.6.0) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: tzlocal>=1.5 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (1.5.1) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: urllib3>=1.22 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (1.22) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: apscheduler<3.*,>=2.1.2 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (2.1.2) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: futures>=3.2 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from theonionbox) (3.2.0) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: chardet<3.1.0,>=3.0.2 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from requests>2.18->theonionbox) (3.0.4) Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: certifi>=2017.4.17 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from requests>2.18->theonionbox) (2017.11.5) Collecting idna<2.7,>=2.5 (from requests>2.18->theonionbox) Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/27/cc/6dd9a3869f15c2edfab863b992838… (56kB) 100% |################################| 61kB 1.4MB/s Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pytz in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from tzlocal>=1.5->theonionbox) (2017.3) Installing collected packages: theonionbox, idna Found existing installation: theonionbox 4.1 Uninstalling theonionbox-4.1: Successfully uninstalled theonionbox-4.1 Error unknown encoding: string-escape while executing command /usr/local/bin/python2.7 -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/tmp/pip-install-6jsgKW/theonionbox/setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /tmp/pip-record-saoyTd/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile Running setup.py install for theonionbox ... error Rolling back uninstall of theonionbox Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 143, in main status = self.run(options, args) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 366, in run use_user_site=options.use_user_site, File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/__init__.py", line 49, in install_given_reqs **kwargs File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 791, in install spinner=spinner, File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/utils/misc.py", line 659, in call_subprocess stdout=stdout, cwd=cwd, env=env, File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 394, in __init__ errread, errwrite) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1046, in _execute_child child_exception = pickle.loads(data) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/pickle.py", line 1388, in loads return Unpickler(file).load() File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/pickle.py", line 864, in load dispatch[key](self) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/pickle.py", line 977, in load_string self.append(rep.decode("string-escape")) LookupError: unknown encoding: string-escape

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Re: [tor-relays] Bridge Relay Internet Speed Much Slower Than Actual Internet Speed
by entensaison＠use.startmail.com 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Hi Keifer, > Hello List, my bridge relay at > https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/148BD64BED9F2C27637D986DE032… > > Is reporting the relay speed is between 50 kb/s and 60 kb/s, when the > speed of the internet connection it is running off of is actually > much faster than this, generally about 50mbps (the relay is running > on a home internet connection, where the isp is Charter > Communications / Spectrum). As a result, I have the “fast” flag > on/off randomly. > > I do not want my bridge to suck up a huge amount of my internet > speed, but why would the tor software report relay speed that is so > much slower than the speed of the internet connection it runs off of? > > Any thoughts are appreciated, thank you The advertised bandwidth is not the bandwidth of your connection but the bandwidth observed. Your relay probably hasn't been used as a relay so far. When it's being used the advertised bandwidth will rise. Are bridges chosen based on their advertised bandwidth?

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Explaining Tor to worried parent
by DrNotThatEvil 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Hi everybody, My exit got suspended for a little a few hours today, even tho I contacted my isp before to explain the situation (it was related to a spam blacklist suspend policy). I got the matter resolved quickly but due to the annoyance I mentioned it to a parent. The conversation quickly devolved into worry and fear advising me to stop running it, to be honest now that I think about it from her perspective I can't blame her for thinking like this. However the responses and explanations from my end never hit the mark, I know why I'm doing it I know their might be risks but that I'm doing something that I believe in. Have you guys/gals ever faced situations similar to this? How did you handle it? Secondly she also raised the following question: 'if you don't do it somebody else will, so why do you put yourself at risk? Thirdly she detected from the conversation that a Exit Relay might not be free from legal issues and I can't say that this is not the case, but I do think her view of these issues is utmost grim bringing up my future and employment opportunities. How would do you view/explain the severity of these legal issues? Kind Regards, Willmar

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Bittorrent Legal Noise, Advocacy [re: Explaining Tor to worried parent]
by grarpamp 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

> Yeah, one of the complete bullshit things. I get around 200 emails per day > like this one: > > Protocol: BITTORRENT This should tend to diminish when you begin creating and showing people how to use filesharing and distributed storage protocols operating entirely within the various encrypted anonymous overlay and storage networks that exist out there. Talking "Privacy" and "Freedom" is hardly enough to get any percentage of various communities migrating inside and safely using these networks, nor to get much change in the world, you have to show them how to use real world apps over those nets. The *years* of anti speech and dis enablement from Tor about agnostic Bittorrent in particular has no doubt hindered some onionification et al of same. So you get that many more bullshit emails and leave lots of unprotected non private and un free peoples still out hanging using clearnet. > I run into this all the time whilst proselytizing for Tor, as for > example at a local non-profit makerspace recently. "Kiddie porn! FBI > raids!" was the hue and cry, whereupon people's brains shut down. But > this is very much a public relations issue Jacob Appelbaum has some great presentations and arguments made very much in the public free speech space mentioning and addressing some of what you speak of. You should look them up on youtube. Move to tor-talk to discuss more. Obligatory PJDU... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW3PFC86UNI > I mentioned [Tor] to a parent. > > The conversation quickly devolved into worry and fear advising me to > stop running it, > to be honest now that I think about it from her perspective I can't > blame her for thinking like this. > However the responses and explanations from my end never hit the mark, I > know why I'm doing it > I know their might be risks but that I'm doing something that I believe in. > > Have you guys/gals ever faced situations similar to this? How did you > handle it? > > Secondly she also raised the following question: > 'if you don't do it somebody else will, so why do you put yourself at risk? > > Thirdly she detected from the conversation that a [node] might not > be free from legal issues and > I can't say that this is not the case, but I do think her view of these > issues is utmost grim bringing up > my future and employment opportunities. > How would do you view/explain the severity of these legal issues?

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Become a Fallback Directory Mirror
by Colin Childs 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

Hello Tor Relay Operators, Do you want your relay to be a Tor fallback directory mirror? Will it have the same address and port for the next 2 years? Just reply to this email with your relay's fingerprint. If your relay is on the current list, you don't need to do anything. If you're asking: Q: What's a fallback directory mirror? Fallback directory mirrors help Tor clients connect to the network. For more details, see [1]. Q: Is my relay on the current list? Search [2] and [3] for your relay fingerprint or IP address and port: [2] is the current list of fallbacks in Tor. [3] is used to create the next list of fallbacks. Q: What do I need to do if my relay is on the list? Keep the same IP address, keys, and ports. Email tor-relays if the relay's details change. Q: Can my relay be on the list next time? We need fast relays that will be on the same IP address and port for 2 years. Reply to this email to get on the list, or to update the details of your relay. Once or twice a year, we run a script to choose about 150-200 relays from the potential list [3] for the list in Tor [2]. Q: Why didn't my relay get on the list last time? We check a relay's uptime, flags, and speed [4]. Sometimes, a relay might be down when we check. That's ok, we will check it again next time. It's good to have some new relays on the list every release. That helps tor clients, because blocking a changing list is harder. Q. I already have a relay in the fallback list, can I add another? We will pick up to 7 relays per operator to be in the fallback list. Please send any relays that you would like considered for the fallback list. Thanks for considering and/or being a fallback directory mirror! [1]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/FallbackDirectoryMirrors <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/FallbackDirectoryMirrors> [2]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/or/fallback_dirs.inc <https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/or/fallback_dirs.inc> [3]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/scripts/maint/fallback.whitelist <https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/scripts/maint/fallback.whitelist> [4]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/21564/fallbacks_… <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/21564/fallbacks_…>

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Configuring relay
by DeMarcus Sullivan 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

I am running the latest version on Tor 8.0.3 on my Windows desktop. I would like to run a non-exit relay 24/7 and I'm having trouble finding the step-by-step process to do so. Before I could just copy amd paste the torrc configuration text in the torrc file. It seems that has changed because now Tor won't run properly when I change the torrc file.

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# of connections of a exit relay dropped down by about 90% exactly after 1 month after installation time
by Toralf Förster 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

I do wonder why 2 exit relays (at the same IP address) dropped down from about 8,000 connections to about 1,000 connections after exactly 1 month + 2 hours after they were installed. Furthermore metrics.t.o shows: IPv4 Exit Policy Summary reject 1-65535 It is a hardened Gentoo with LibreSSL, no changes to torrc AFAICT. FWIW I do use offline keys here (for the first time) with a lifetime of 3 months. Rebooted today the system and upgraded from 0.3.5.3-apha to 0.3.5.4-alpha - doesn't helped. relays: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/509EAB4C5D10C9A9A24B4EA0CE40… https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/63BF46A63F9C21FD315CD061B3EA… -- Toralf PGP C4EACDDE 0076E94E

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Bridge Relay Internet Speed Much Slower Than Actual Internet Speed
by Keifer Bly 11 Nov '18

11 Nov '18

Hello List, my bridge relay at https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/148BD64BED9F2C27637D986DE032… Is reporting the relay speed is between 50 kb/s and 60 kb/s, when the speed of the internet connection it is running off of is actually much faster than this, generally about 50mbps (the relay is running on a home internet connection, where the isp is Charter Communications / Spectrum). As a result, I have the “fast” flag on/off randomly. I do not want my bridge to suck up a huge amount of my internet speed, but why would the tor software report relay speed that is so much slower than the speed of the internet connection it runs off of? Any thoughts are appreciated, thank you.

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Monitoring exit node traffic by port?
by Isaac Grover, Aileron I.T. 10 Nov '18

10 Nov '18

Greetings fellow relay operators, Do you monitor outbound traffic from your relays by port? I run an exit node relay from my house allowing only "safe ports" that are not likely to generate complaints and I would like to keep an eye on how much traffic is coming from the Tor network through those ports to the Internet. Anyone? Do you use a tool like vnstat on the interface? Make your day great, Isaac Grover, Senior I.T. Consultant Aileron I.T. - "Practical & Proactive I.T. Solutions" Office: 715-377-0440, Fax:715-690-1029, Web: www.aileronit.com

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2 relays at the same IP address with a flat rate, 2 exits versus 1 exit + 1 non-exit
by Toralf Förster 09 Nov '18

09 Nov '18

I do wonder, if it makes sense under such circumstances to have 1 non-exit and 1 exit -or- would it be better to have 2 exits? -- Toralf PGP C4EACDDE 0076E94E

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FOSDEM relay operator meetup
by Roger Dingledine 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

Many Tor people are planning to attend FOSDEM this year, and I've been thinking we should organize a relay operator meetup there. It's in Brussels at the beginning of February, so it's within easy-ish range of the French / Dutch / Luxembourg torservers partners. The plans are coming together here: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/meetings/2019Brussels if you want to help make it happen. :) (This mail is a fresh thread, from an earlier thread on tor-project@ about how I won't be at CCC this year to help run a relay operator meetup there: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-project/2018-November/002042.html ) Thanks! --Roger

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when do dead "Alleged Family Members" disappear?
by Tim Kuijsten 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

In the past I've shortly ran a relay that I have shut down because of performance issues[1]. But even after a month now it still appears as an "alleged family member" on the Tor metrics website with the relay that I'm still operating[2]. Since the peer is gone for over a month now and won't be coming back, I wonder when it stops appearing as an alleged family member on the metrics page? (it is also no longer listed as MyFamily). -Tim [1] 2C76951164C5184A3B8B7CC1914B34E4622B225F [2] https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/B183A69592D2E8C8C487C054D084…

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Why is my relay dying?
by Scott Ashcraft 04 Nov '18

04 Nov '18

https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/EC0ABA811E4EB33DAD8BC8B7037D… I honestly have no idea. I am running on Google Fiber and have set: RelayBandwidthRate 52000 KBytes RelayBandwidthBurst 104000 KBytes The spike in January is when I switched out some bad equipment. There were a couple of outages in late Feb/Mar for a few hours each, and then some (usually monthly) restarts since. I also at one point tried to add a Family Member which I have since removed. Other than that, there haven't been any changes to my setup. Aside from the addition, then removal of the family member, my torrc configuration hasn't changed since starting over a year ago. Any thoughts? I'd like to be more useful to the community,

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Running relay on vmware ? is it secure to use Tor on virtual systems ?
by dlugasny＠protonmail.com 02 Nov '18

02 Nov '18

Hi, is it secure to run Tor Relay / Tor browser on Vmware ? On my Windows 10 desktop I have installed VMware Player where is running Ubuntu. I`m using that system to browse internet using Tor Browser. Is it secure to use Tor browser on virtual systems ? Cheers DLugasny

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Re: [tor-relays] Running an exit node from home
by Isaac Grover, Aileron I.T. 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

Good morning Spiros, You are correct in that I won't maintain the exit flag without ports 80 and 443 open, *and* I lose my eligibility for a free t-shirt, *but* I am not likely to attract attention at my home either. =) Make your day great, Isaac Grover, Senior I.T. Consultant Aileron I.T. - "Practical & Proactive I.T. Solutions" O: 715-377-0440, F:715-690-1029, W: www.aileronit.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/IsaacGrover/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrwZNFKdR-guKtuQzFPObQ

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List purpose and moderation
by Colin Childs 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

Hello tor-relays, This message is to make everyone aware of the purpose of this list, and to notify that off-topic posting will result in moderation. This is to allow the list to continue being used as a relay operator support mechanism, and to make sure the people on the list for this purpose are not driven away by off-topic posts. The stated purpose of this list is as follows: Support and questions about running Tor relays (exit, non-exit, bridge) Topics relating to this are encouraged and accepted on the list at any time. However, this does not include: Posts intended to troll / annoy members of the list Acting as a support, publicity or communications channel for specific hosting providers Posts regarding general tech news of the day The tor-relays@ list is primarily a communication forum for current and prospective relay operators to obtain support, plus share stories and experiences. Relevant discussions about specific providers are also germane, although any usage of this list for the purposes of publicity or as a communications / support channel for providers is prohibited. Thank you all for being part of the relay operator community!

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Running an exit node from home
by Isaac Grover, Aileron I.T. 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Good morning, As a followup to my last (and other) posts on this list, I have been cautioned multiple times of running an exit node from my home. After careful consideration and previous direct feedback from this list, I configured an exit node with the following exit policy, which allows traffic on ports that are "safe" in my opinion, meaning that they're not likely to generate complaints or search warrants. accept *:5228 accept *:8333 accept *:9418 accept *:11371 reject *:* Regarding these aforementioned cautions, they all seem to be based on dated posts and/or irresponsible exit policies. I would not open any of the web, email, irc, remote desktop, ssh, etc. ports on an exit node based at home as those would generate complaints and/or search warrants very quickly, so I am open to discussion about modifying the groupthink behind this blanket "don't run an exit node at home" advice. Make your day great, Isaac Grover, Senior I.T. Consultant Aileron I.T. - "Practical & Proactive I.T. Solutions" O: 715-377-0440<tel:715-425-0440>, F:715-690-1029<tel:715-690-1029>, W: www.aileronit.com<http://www.aileronit.com/> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/IsaacGrover/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrwZNFKdR-guKtuQzFPObQ

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Re: [tor-relays] freebsd relay doesnt receive any traffic (after 1 month)
by dlugasny＠protonmail.com 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hi Matt, thanks for Your hints. To build my BSD relay, I used some of the available in the internet BSD tutorials. It seems that I have copied some parameters without understanding what for they are. I would like to run non-exit tor relay. Which parameters should I commented out ? Documentation, in did I have to read it, but it would be much easier (much faster) to have some example which user can copy with some small modifications. Cheers Dlugasny Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Thursday, October 25, 2018 5:11 PM, Matt Traudt <pastly(a)torproject.org> wrote: > On 10/25/18 13:05, dlugasny(a)protonmail.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > few weeks ago ( more than 4) I have installed Freebsd with Tor relay > > service. > > System is connected to Tor network since more than one month but I see > > only 1-2 connections per day. > > I had Tor relay service on my Debian server for many years and I havent > > got any problems. With Freebsd its pain, nothing is working as expected. > > Any how I would like to build more BSD instances in few different > > countries, but first I need to know why its not working. > > Does any one could help me to do some troubleshooting ? > > Maybe some of the parameters in the torrc are blocking traffic ? > > My torrc without Hashedpassword, Nickname: > > ########################### > > SocksPort 0 > > Log notice file /var/log/tor/notices.log > > ControlPort 9051 > > ORPort 9001 > > RelayBandwidthRate 400 KBytes # Throttle traffic to 100KB/s (800Kbps) > > RelayBandwidthBurst 600 KBytes # But allow bursts up to 200KB (1600Kb) > > ContactInfo Dlugas-ny <dlugasny AT protonmail dot com> > > DirPort 9030 # what port to advertise for directory connections > > ExitPolicy reject : # no exits allowed > > PublishServerDescriptor 0 > > CellStatistics 1 > > ExtraInfoStatistics 1 > > ConnDirectionStatistics 1 > > EntryStatistics 1 > > LogMessageDomains 1 > > AvoidDiskWrites 1 > > WarnPlaintextPorts > > HeartbeatPeriod 1hours > > ServerTransportPlugin obfs2,obfs3 exec /usr/local/bin/obfsproxy managed > > ServerTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /usr/local/bin/obfsproxy managed > > ExtORPort auto > > ############################ > > Thanks in advance for any support > > This is a very confused torrc. What are you trying to accomplish with it? > > There's lines indicating you want to run a bridge > (ServerTransportPlugin, ExtORPort) > > There's a line indicating you don't want your bridge to be one > distrubted via BridgeDB (PublishServerDescriptor 0), yet you wonder why > no one is using your bride/relay. > > Please read > > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorRelayGuide > > And don't set any options that it doesn't tell you to set. And don't set > options you don't understand. `man tor` can help you understand what > you're setting > > Matt

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