On 15.10.2020 16:24, mick wrote:
On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:09:49 +0100 "Dr Gerard Bulger" gerard@bulger.co.uk allegedly wrote:
Why not run it until they spot it and shut it down?!
Because the last time they changed the rules (when they introduced charging for bandwidth) I got hit (automatically) with a big bandwidth charge despite having been told that I would have "free bandwidth for life".
Back then I argued (successfully) that "for life" meant just that. This time they have explicitly said that people in my position will no longer get free bandwidth if we give it away (e.g. to Tor users).
So I shut it down before the automated charge kicks in.
Perhaps it helps to use port 80 and 443 or run as a bridge with obfs4.
If you want to operate a stress-free exit, take a look at frantec. A 4Gb KVM has unlimited bandwidth and if you stick to the AUP, Francisco and staff will even take care of the abuse mails. https://buyvm.net/acceptable-use-policy/ Unfortunately, they are mostly sold out. At the beginning of the month there is usually something free. They also have nice IRC support.
Servdiscount has a 15% discount this month¹. There I have the Supermicro SD-SM-3365 with KVM Remote Management. But they don't allow exit. https://servdiscount.com/
¹15% discount is forever.