[tor-relays] Middle relay IP blocking

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On Samstag, 5. August 2023 08:40:42 CEST Marco Predicatori wrote:
> securehell at gmail.com wrote on 8/4/23 01:46:
> > I tried reporting a similar issue a few months ago (post wasn’t approved
> > by
> > moderator). I was running a relay from my home ISP. After a short while
> > certain websites became inaccessible from other computers in my home
> > network that shared the same public IP. After trial and error with other
> > IP addresses (non-Tor) I realized commercial gateway services had
> > blacklisted our IP address.
> 
> Same here, middle node. In order to access some sites, I have to shut down
> briefly my modem in order to obtain a new IP, and for a while all goes
> smoothly again.

Hi @all,

Just my 2 cents. Is this worth the hassle?
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-- 
╰_╯ Ciao Marco!

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It's free software and it gives you freedom!
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