[tor-relays] my IP got blocked

Patrice mailinglist at pboenig.de
Tue Nov 14 16:02:58 UTC 2017


Sadly I run a only a relay therefore this is a troublesome action.
So if more admins do this, I could be in trouble.

After reading all the answers, there seem to be only two solutions:
1. hoping that my IP get unbanned
2. shutdown the relay
(3. surf over a proxy or VPN)

Kind regards
Kalle

>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>
>> I`ve got an issue with my local IP address. I am running a relay about 1
>> year and since 3 or 4 weeks I can`t reach some websites like: ebay or ikea.
>>
>> All I get is this message:
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *Access Denied*
>> You don`t have permission to access "Http://www.ebay.com/" on this server.
>>
>> Reference # ____looong number______
>>
>>
>> I think I am on some blacklists. After I change my IP address all worked
>> fine for only 2 days.
>>
>> Can I do something about this?
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Kalle
>>
> If you're running an exit, they probably saw abusive traffic, didn't
> like it, and blocked your IP. You could consider not running an exit
> relay from home.
>
> If you're running a non-exit, then they're being dumb for blocking your
> IP when it is impossible for abusive traffic to come from your relay.
> Some webmasters who don't understand Tor do that, but there's not really
> anything we can do. Best I can suggest is you try talking to them, which
> isn't a very satisfying suggestion, I know.
>
> Matt
>


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