[tor-relays] Got my first abuse

Mirimir mirimir at riseup.net
Fri Apr 17 20:42:57 UTC 2020


On 04/17/2020 02:02 AM, Volker Mink wrote:
> you call it dumb.
> other call i coursageous.
> it was worth a try. i have decent internet connection at home and could provide 
> a reliable and fast exit for close to a year.
> TOR needs brave people.

Well, that does provide residential IPs. And there's quite the demand
for VPN services with them, because they're less likely blocked. And so
more useful for streaming Disney+ or whatever. But with Tor, all relay
IPs are (so far) published, so it doesn't help at all.

> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 17. April 2020 um 04:08 Uhr
> *Von:* "Ralph Seichter" <abbot at monksofcool.net>
> *An:* tor-relays at lists.torproject.org
> *Betreff:* Re: [tor-relays] Got my first abuse
> * Volker Mink:
> 
>  > I was running an exit at my home connection for close to one year. I
>  > removed it because normal internet usage became absolutely anoying.
>  > Capchas and DOS-Protections nearly everywhere. No streaming-portal
>  > was running. And lots of complaints from my provider.
> 
> Which fully confirms that running a Tor exit at home is usually a dumb
> move, police involvement or not.
> 
> -Ralph
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