Re: [tor-relays] Hackers

2017-03-29 Thread Gumby
deal of life. Gumby On 03/29/2017 05:47 AM, John Ricketts wrote: Gareth, Thank you for your response. I can imagine how this could turn into Oil and Gas incident and I certainly wouldn't want that for myself or anyone else. I'm still debating the privacy of CC:ing the group. As the m

[tor-relays] Proton now takes Tor

2017-01-19 Thread Gumby
Nice to finally see this... "The encrypted email provider announced Thursday it will allow its users to access the site through the Tor anonymity service. The aim is to allow its more than 2 million users access the provider by taking "active measures to defend against state-sponsored censors

Re: [tor-relays] How can we trust the guards?

2017-01-02 Thread Gumby TORZone
y TBB update that allowed their "true" IP to be found - then doxxed each one and posted the list of child porn frequenters from that? Based on a scenario such as that - who CAN we trust? Who is actually "in the circle of trust" - and who ain't? Gumby "We're from

Re: [tor-relays] Unwarranted discrimination of relays with dynamic IP

2016-12-23 Thread Gumby
t does this entire Tor freedom concept become the field of rich, unlimited bandwidth mavens? And incidentally, those jocks would never had graduated if not for the "nerds" that tutored them - the little guys provide a hell of a lot more than people realize. Gumby On 12/22/2016 12:47

Re: [tor-relays] Exploiting firmware (was: Unwarranted discrimination of relays with dynamic IP)

2016-12-07 Thread Gumby
ANY newer Intel hardware? Gumby On 12/07/2016 02:35 PM, diffusae wrote: On 07.12.2016 01:36, Duncan Guthrie wrote: if some flaw was exploited in the various nasty proprietary bits that make up the Pi, much of the network might be compromised - due to large similarities across the different mod

Re: [tor-relays] Bridge Authority closure

2016-07-21 Thread Gumby
I run two lower bandwidth middle relays, and have been considering changing one to a bridge to provide for a different level and type of users. It sounds like this may only be a temporary bump in the system, so I will continue with my thinking. Surprising to see some of the recent changes, we n

Re: [tor-relays] Handling abuse - like to get your help please

2016-06-21 Thread Gumby
Exits are badly needed, but is it economically feasible to change to a relay? Based on your cost, and the ISP attitude to a relay only, does it make sense to be a relay instead - and still provide for the Tor community? I would be curious also to know if many of the ISP's have a higher level t

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
do you have the full xfinity system with security and wireless cameras? that would be the encryption points probably - if you do. Me On 05/31/2016 05:27 PM, Percy Blakeney wrote: I've recently taken her Dell out of her room and into mine. She knows the rules and ALWAYS grabs me before install

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
as always, ALWAYS, asked the same thing: "Unplug your modem from your router." And each time I've had to tell them, I don't have a separate modem, I have the Arris router/modem combo that you gave me. On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Gumby mailto:i...@gumbyzee.

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
If you unplug your router, what shows as wireless signal? There could be neighbors. Else yours may have guest wireless turned on - but E2DE means End 2 Display Encryption, _someone_ has a tunnel. the 2.4 and 5 are the frequencies, looks like they are on the same router, whomsoever it belongs to

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
Mate is the desktop type, like cinnamon, xfce, kde. What release? Same one, 17.3? what type media did you use to install? did it come from Mint for sure, and did you check the signature? At the bottom of the download page @ Mint there is the checksum to get. That is why, especially with tor, we

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
Actually, looks like it used the 2.3.25 browser bundle. But it was through emule file sharing. If he is legit, and I have concerns, could the daughter download some old infected files - and was it network aware enough to spread and infect a new Mint/Ubuntu? New variant back to life, finding any

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
? questions arise out of the fog. Sir Percy Blakeney - the Scarlet Pimpernel of fiction. cute. sorry, just looking under the goat bridge, Me On 05/31/2016 04:31 PM, Mirimir wrote: On 05/31/2016 01:34 PM, Gumby wrote: That is a fairly old version of Tor to have installed. On 05/31/2016 03:06 PM

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
That is a fairly old version of Tor to have installed. On 05/31/2016 03:06 PM, Percy Blakeney wrote: And this: . . . TorVersion Tor 0.2.4.27 (git-412e3f7dc9c6c01a) CircuitBuildTimeBin 1175 1 CircuitBuildTimeBin 1275 1 CircuitBuildTimeBin 1375 1 CircuitBuildTimeBin 1525 1 CircuitBuildTimeBin

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
ad signal (hup). Reloading config and resetting internal state. May 31 07:35:23.000 [notice] Read configuration file "/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc". May 31 07:35:23.000 [notice] Read configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc". On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 2:12

Re: [tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

2016-05-31 Thread Gumby
I am a tech, a good one, who also runs 2 relays from my shop. I have found in client PC's many hidden things - such as proxys running for malware delivery. They were totally unaware except for slow and losing disk space. (Finding Tor running is a bit too extreme) I've also had two clients that

[tor-relays] connections question

2015-09-18 Thread Gumby TORZone
I recently had some spare time, so sat looking at the list of connections in arm just for S&G. Most of the connections have fingerprints - but there are always a few "unknown". I run 3 relays on 2 different providers, one of them online over a year, and list my family in torrc. Yet, several "unknow

Re: [tor-relays] Problems with second/third relay

2015-06-24 Thread Gumby TORZone
.6.9. The DMZ'd relay worked until I had to> forward 9001 to the 2nd, then it quit. Uptime was normally 40 - 50> days until a kernel update, or something major. Both are old> laptops on battery backups that never have power down. Router is an> Archer C7, latest firmware.

Re: [tor-relays] Problems with second/third relay

2015-06-24 Thread Gumby TORZone
s Linux 3.2.0-86 and Tor 0.2.6.9. Relay 2 is Linux> 3.16.0-30 and Tor 0.2.6.9. The DMZ'd relay worked until I had to> forward 9001 to the 2nd, then it quit. Uptime was normally 40 - 50> days until a kernel update, or something major. Both are old> laptops on battery backu