[tor-relays] DigitalOcean starting Exit node crackdown

[Jeroen Massar]

On 2014-05-15 20:59, Jason Odoom wrote:
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> l responded assuring them I would take care of all issues. But for them
> to shut down your exit is shocking.

Please note that most VPS providers work under the "everything cheap"
notion.

Handling abuse is expensive as it involves man power. Thus, cutting down
on anything perceived as "abuse" (eg Tor, which might not be abusive per
se, but can be used for purposes causing abuse), is a way to keep the
costs of abuse handling down.

As such, if you have a cheap VPS, it is not unlikely that they kill it
off at one point or another. Thus use it as long as possible as an exit,
then try it as a relay... and then well, swap provider...

Greets,
 Jeroen