On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 09:26:28AM +0200, Matthias Fetzer wrote:
Hi Andreas,
Hello Matthias,
There is a mailing list for tor & universities: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays-universities/ its not very high traffic and the archives do not hold many e-mails.
It's maybe worth to ask there too and to read through the archives.
We have looked at the archives and the one mail that was fairly recent and relevant was https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays-universities/2020-December... which only got one SPAM reply. We decided it would be better if I post on this list instead.
I'd also suggest to check for EDU relays on relay search and contact some of the bigger EDU relays directly. It would probably be good to have some catalog of questions ready.
Edu AS that I remember to run tor exit relays:
- AS3 (MIT, US)
- AS680 (DFN, DE)
- AS12093 (UWaterloo, CA)
- AS36850 (UNC, US)
There are probably dozens more. So I'd suggest to browse through relay search yourself :-)
Thank you for the concrete suggestion regarding relevant AS numbers to look at. We were keeping direct contact as plan B if we wouldn't receive any replies on the list.
On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 05:06:43PM -0300, gus wrote:
Hi,
Hello,
That's awesome, Andreas!
We have this page with some tips: https://community.torproject.org/relay/community-resources/tor-relay-univers...
I read through the page before mailing the list and I especially appreciate the template letter from EFF. I am hoping that a system of standardised response e-mails can be realised to lessen the burden of handling complaints. Maybe with some degree of automation?
Here's a project that other members of our community have used in the past and that you could adapt for your university: https://www.overleaf.com/project/541e42eddb749944790bd16d
And as Matthias said, you can find more relays outside .EDU, for example, this non-exit node hosted by our friends in University of Campinas, in Brazil: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/1E7BDE03151AAB779CB4AFEAEEA52...
I don't think running a non-exit node would be an issue since they won't generate nearly as much abuse. I have considered looking at running normal nodes or possibly bridges if we hit a wall regarding exit nodes.
Regarding your specific questions, we can chat on #tor-relays / irc.oftc.net[1] (or #tor-relays:matrix.org, if you use matrix).
I'm present on oftc and will get in touch.
Thank you both for your answers! Cordially, Andreas Kempe