19 Jan
2018
19 Jan
'18
12:52 p.m.
Hi,
On 18/01/18 13:16, x9p wrote:
not doing DROPS anymore, trying not to hurt clients. StrictNodes, via torrc
Note also that if you are a relay, this (and the other node selection options below) only affects your own circuits that Tor builds for you. Clients can still build circuits through you to any node. Controllers can tell Tor to build circuits through any node.
If this did work to restrict clients building circuits through your relay, this would still have a negative effect on the anonymity properties of the Tor network as it increases the network fragmentation. All relays in the consensus should be able to reach all other relays in the consensus.
Thanks, Iain.