[tor-relays] Reimbursement of Exit Operators

[Roger Dingledine]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 08:10:25AM -0400, tor at t-3.net wrote:
> The Wau Holland Foundation can currently only
> reimburse via wire transfer.
> 
> This seems to be end-of-story in terms of who, in the end, is
> ultimately getting liability/risk, and points to practically no
> chance at anonymity

Think bigger -- for example, if you run a bunch of fast exits you can
coordinate with your favorite non-profit charity (EFF, CCC, etc) for
them to get a monthly wire transfer from Wau Holland because of ("on
behalf of") your relays.

Moritz, does the current contract approach support (allow) this idea?

To reiterate, this is not meant to be a money-making opportunity for
relay operators. It's great that many people have found ways to run
relays cheaply, and that is and needs to remain a big part of what the
Tor community is about (and how the Tor network is as large, diverse,
and sustainable as it is). But that said, the biggest "cost" in running
very large exit relays is generally not the monetary cost for bandwidth
and hosting, so if we can make that less of a burden for people who
otherwise want to put in the rest of the effort, that sounds to me like
a great thing to try.

--Roger