On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:35:18 -0800, I beatthebastards@inbox.com wrote:
So USA can be fast and cheap but beware when they agree Tor is acceptable because there are poor trade practices laws to get refunds and rights.
FWIW I spun up a Tor exit node on VULTR. I pro-actively informed them I was doing so by creating a support ticket with this text:
"Just giving you guys a heads up that I've setup a new Tor exit node.
It's using the ReducedExitPolicy detailed here:
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/ReducedExitPolicy
The reduced exit policy has been successful in eliminating the vast majority of DMCA complains according to this Tor blog post:
https://blog.torproject.org/running-exit-node
If there are any complaints about traffic from this node, please alert me immediately so I can deal with them. I have a dedicated email setup for this purpose at tor@sysfu.com.
Regards, Seth"
The response was a simple "Thank you for the update."...so they seem pretty cool about it.
If you look at https://torstatus.rueckgr.at/ you'll see a half dozen other nodes running on VULTR.
The starter $5/mo size gets you 1000GB of bandwidth per month, can't beat that with a stick.
Another thing I like about VULTR is that you can install your own custom OS via an ISO or iPXE script. Also none of that fixed kernel nonsense I dealt with at Digital Ocean. And they accept Bitcoin.
That fact that thousands of average joe sysadmins can now spin up a powerful Tor relay or exit node, on the operating system of their choice, for $5/mo payable in Bitcoin...I think that's a big deal.