Re: [tor-relays] Call for discussion: turning funding into more exit relays

2012-07-25 Thread Sam Whited
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 07/25/2012 12:34 PM, Julian Wissmann wrote: > Please don't forget non profits, like 501(c)3, under which > probably many hackerspaces in the US fall or the german e.V., like > Zwiebelfreunde e.V., who run torservers.net >

Re: [tor-relays] Call for discussion: turning funding into more exit relays

2012-07-25 Thread Julian Wissmann
Am 25.07.2012 um 21:31 schrieb delber: > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 05:14:44PM -0400, Andrew Lewis wrote: >> $100 is not going to cut it most likely, even for only 100 mbit >> traffic only. Most providers are really antsy about spam/DMCA reports, >> and aren't willing to deal with it for that cheap.

Re: [tor-relays] Call for discussion: turning funding into more exit relays

2012-07-25 Thread delber
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 05:14:44PM -0400, Andrew Lewis wrote: > $100 is not going to cut it most likely, even for only 100 mbit > traffic only. Most providers are really antsy about spam/DMCA reports, > and aren't willing to deal with it for that cheap. I'd suspect that > you are looking at the $15

[tor-relays] Paid exit nodes

2012-07-25 Thread Brock Tice
Hi, I saw the story on Slashdot. I currently run an exit node (anfanillc) with a bandwidth limit. I have a decent uplink, though in bandwidth tests I see closer to 40 Mbps than 100 Mbps. I think $100/month would be plenty to defray the costs of removing the bandwidth limit. Maybe even less, I can t

Re: [tor-relays] Call for discussion: turning funding into more exit relays

2012-07-25 Thread Julian Wissmann
I largely agree with Sam, I just want to make some additions, here. > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Roger Dingledine wrote: >> Open questions we need to decide about: >> >> 1) What exactly would we pay for? >> > > As you said, reimbursing users for hosting is probably the best idea > here,

Re: [tor-relays] Call for discussion: turning funding into more exit relays

2012-07-25 Thread Julian Wissmann
Hi Roger, list > > I want to draw your attention to a thread I've started on the tor-relays > list: > https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2012-July/001433.html > > In short, we have a funder who wants to sponsor more and faster Tor > exits, and we're brainstorming about how to use t