Roman Mamedov wrote:
Sorry but reading these kinds of things is kind of demoralizing. --
I'm not going to do a "me too" post, but some of us pay for relays with their own funds for years, which easily do 30-40 MB/sec combined, receiving zero donations -- then some guy with a 3 MB/sec relay comes around and people jump at the chance to send him hundreds of Euros just because.
I'm a senior in college and I've been running relays on my own dime since I was a senior in high school. This exit relay had to come down unless someone chipped in, so I thought I'd ask. Also, it's a 6-8 MB/s relay, unless you're only counting one direction of traffic.
Oh I know mine are not Exit relays, so those are not special enough, nothing to see here, move along.
For what it's worth, exit relays generally cost more and are somewhat more work because you have to:
o find a company willing to host it, which rules out most hands-off budget providers
o pay for a dedicated server (exits should usually be on dedicated servers, IMO, because their security is more critical)
o deal with abuse complaints
o make sure the packet filter policies and DNS are configured and working properly
I think it makes sense for the community to fund certain experienced members' relays. Some of us are good operators but aren't at a stage in life where we can consistently spend hundreds of dollars a year on hosting. I'd be interested to hear ideas for funding infrastructure beyond oniontip.com.