[tor-relays] [France] Invitation to HACKarnaval, May 17th

2018-05-14 Thread gus
Hello Tor operators from France! Next thursday, May 17th, some Tor Project contributors are going to be at HACKarnaval, in Paris. Come to say 'bonjour' and meet new friends! :) cheers!, gus * * * * HACKarnaval + Tor Meetup - 17 mai au Musée des Arts et Métiers [HACKarnaval!] est un

[tor-relays] (Save the date) Tor Relay Operators Meetup - 2023-01-28 @ 19UTC

2023-01-11 Thread gus
ion/p/tor-relay-op-meetup-j28-keep Feel free to add topics and/or questions. Room Link - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-r

Re: [tor-relays] (Notes) Tor Relay Operators Meetup - 2023-01-28 @ 19UTC

2023-02-02 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks all for joining the Tor Relay Operator meetup! You can find the meeting notes below. Our next meetup is on March 04, 2023 at 1900 UTC (duration between 60 to 90 minutes). cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2023-01-28 Meting duration: 90 minutes ## Agenda Introductions

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 4, 2023 (19 UTC)

2023-02-14 Thread gus
http://kfahv6wfkbezjyg4r6mlhpmieydbebr5vkok5r34ya464gqz6c44bnyd.onion/p/tor-relay-op-meetup-m4-keep WHERE Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Please share with your friends, s

Re: [tor-relays] Confusing bridge signs...

2023-02-23 Thread gus
upport doc: https://support.torproject.org/relay-operators/limit-total-bandwidth/ Did you also install obfs4proxy package? Because on Metrics it says that your bridge don't have any 'transport protocol'. cheers, Gus On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 08:23:44AM -0800, Keifer Bly wrote: >

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 4, 2023 (19 UTC)

2023-03-01 Thread gus
Hello, Just a friendly reminder that the Tor Relay Operator meetup will happen this Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 19 UTC (view in your timezone: https://timee.io/20230304T1900?tl=Next%20Tor%20Relay%20Operator%20Meetup%20-%20March%204,%202023%20%2819%20UTC%29 ). cheers, Gus On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at

[tor-relays] Open call for proposals for improving the health of the Tor relay operator community and the Tor network

2023-03-03 Thread gus
stop people acting in bad faith and enforce the Tor Code of Conduct and policies. During the Tor Relay Operator Meetup on Saturday (March 4, 2023 - 19UTC), we will be discussing some of these proposals we've collected so far. Thank you, Gus [1] https://blog.torproject.org/malici

Re: [tor-relays] Open call for proposals for improving the health of the Tor relay operator community and the Tor network

2023-03-04 Thread gus
t; > adopted by a meaningful fraction of the Tor community (e.g. > > providing valid contact information). > > Can you elaborate on how you define "valid" in this context? From the Expectations for relay operators: "Be sure to set your ContactInfo to a working email addr

Re: [tor-relays] RFC: does a private exit would work?

2023-03-04 Thread gus
privacy-preserving reputation scheme that prevents freeloading. We show that HebTor effectively thwarts server-side blocking of Tor, and we describe the security, privacy, and legal implications of our design. If you're interested on playing with it -- for educational purposes only --, I can

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 4, 2023 (19 UTC)

2023-03-07 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks all for joining the Tor Relay Operator Meetup! You can find the meetup notes below. The next meetup will be at the beginning of April (1st or 8th, date TBD). cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2023-03-04 ### Before we start Tor operators are recommended to read the Tor

[tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-22 Thread gus
flake blocked: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/censorship-analysis/-/issues/40024 Thank you for your support in helping to keep the internet free and open for everyone. Gus [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkmen_parliamentary_election [2] https://ntc.party/c/internet-censorship-all-arou

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-22 Thread gus
us tool? https://bridges.torproject.org/status?id=FINGERPRINT Replace 'FINGERPRINT' with your bridge fingerprint and it will show the status of your bridge. It should advertise your obfs4 as 'functional'. If it's not functional, feel free to share your torrc + tor logs in private with

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-22 Thread gus
On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 09:45:09PM +0100, Toralf Förster wrote: > On 3/22/23 20:25, gus wrote: > > But here's the trick: you need to run it on a > > residential connection -- you won't need a static IPv4 --, > > So the local bridge reports its (eg at 4 o'c

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-03-23 Thread gus
by other events like: - when Russian Duma speaker arrived in TM - the wedding day of the president's grandson Anyway, today we tested some of bridges that you shared with us and I replied back saying which ones worked and which ones didn't. Thank you for running a bridge!, Gus On Wed, Ma

Re: [tor-relays] Open call for proposals for improving the health of the Tor relay operator community and the Tor network

2023-03-27 Thread gus
On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 07:49:47PM +0100, nusenu wrote: > gus: > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2023 at 11:26:07PM +0100, nusenu wrote: > > > I've got some practical experience with how things are (not) handled > > > by the Tor Project in this space which discourages involvemen

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 15th, 2023 at 19 UTC

2023-03-30 Thread gus
http://kfahv6wfkbezjyg4r6mlhpmieydbebr5vkok5r34ya464gqz6c44bnyd.onion/p/tor-relay-op-meetup-april-keep WHERE Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Please share with

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-04-03 Thread gus
if you want to learn more about censorship in Turkmenistan, you can check this great presentation[2] from last year. Thanks for running bridges! Gus [1] https://ntc.party/t/vps/2804/9 [2] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1odIO1Bi9laU-B-JZMoZFWGEwkTl95oq9/view On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 01:00:17PM -

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 15th, 2023 at 19 UTC

2023-05-22 Thread gus
s Tor staff will be at SIF[1] and Rightscon[2]. If you're joining these events, come to say hi! cheers, Gus [1] https://stockholminternetforum.se/ [2] https://www.rightscon.org/ # Tor Relay Operator meetup - 2023-04-15 . 19.00 - 20 UTC ## Agenda ### Announcements - Update on Cen

[tor-relays] (EVENT) Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 24, 2023 @ 18.00 UTC

2023-05-30 Thread gus
Feel free to add other topics to the agenda. WHERE Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Please share with your friends, s

Re: [tor-relays] (EVENT) Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 24, 2023 @ 18.00 UTC

2023-06-20 Thread gus
. Presentation about Webtunnel bridges with Tor Anti-censorship Team 3. Tor Network Health proposals discussion - Meta proposal discussion - contactinfo proposal discussion 4. Q&A https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-op-meetup-june-keep best, Gus On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 05:36:42AM -0300, gus w

Re: [tor-relays] (EVENT) Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 24, 2023 @ 18.00 UTC

2023-06-26 Thread gus
Hi, Thanks all for joining the Tor Relay Operator Meetup! You can find the meetup notes below. The next Tor Relay Operator online meetup is July 29, 2023 @ 18 UTC. cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2023-06-24 ### Before we start Tor operators are recommended to read the Tor Code of

[tor-relays] Process for new policies and proposals for the Tor relay operator community (001-community-relay-operator-process.md)

2023-06-27 Thread gus
://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies/-/issues/2. I'm also sharing the full text below. Gus ``` Filename: 001-community-relay-operator-process.md Title: Process for new policies and proposals for the Tor relay operator community Author: gus - g...@torproject.org Created: 2023-05-22 Status: Meta ## Ove

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-07-21 Thread gus
r/bin/obfs4proxy ServerTransportListenAddr obfs4 0.0.0.0:8080 ExtORPort auto Nickname helptm ContactInfo Log notice file /var/log/tor/notices.log # If you set BridgeDistribution none, please remember to email # your bridge line to us: frontd...@torproject.org BridgeDistribution none Thank

Re: [tor-relays] Help Turkmens to bypass Internet censorship: run an obfs4 bridge!

2023-07-22 Thread gus
es compared to their main ISP, Turkmentelecom. As a result, AGTS clients were able to use tools like tor-relay-scanner[1] to find unblocked Tor relays and use them as Tor "vanilla OR bridges" to bypass the block. But, this workaround was blocked in AGTS/Turkmenistan last week and it is no

Re: [tor-relays] Middle relay IP blocking

2023-08-08 Thread gus
t;a few occasional users", maybe you need to check your NAT settings or your proxy installation. All my snowflake standalone proxies[2] (NAT type 'unrestricted') are getting more than 200 connections per hour and ~7 TiB per month. cheers, Gus [1] https://github.com/scidsg/pi-relay [

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator meetup @ CCCamp 2023 - Saturday 19th @ 7pm

2023-08-15 Thread gus
stickers for you! :) Gus [1] https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/infos/ [2] Coordinates: 53.0314175, 13.3065457 https://map.events.ccc.de/camp/2023/map/#20/53.03143/13.3066 -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator meetup @ CCCamp 2023 - Saturday 19th @ 7pm

2023-08-16 Thread gus
Hi! On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 12:25:32AM +0200, t...@appliedprivacy.net wrote: > Hi Gus! > > > Saturday, August 19th at 7pm > > Isn't that a bit late? > Last day at 7PM some will have left already, no? Yeah, some operators said the same thing to me. Friday at 4pm loc

Re: [tor-relays] WebTunnel: What ASNs/networks work best?

2023-08-17 Thread gus
o/web/community/-/issues/ Gus On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 03:34:14PM +, tor-home at encryptfirst.com wrote: > I followed this documentation: > https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/webtunnel#docker-setup > > Near the bottom is a link to a docker-

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator meetup @ CCCamp 2023 - Friday 18th @ 16:00

2023-08-17 Thread gus
And tonight, Thursday @ 20:00, we have a Tor talk at Milliways: A Guided Tour through Tor Network Health and Performance https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/hub/camp23/en/event/a-guided-tour-through-tor-network-health-and-performance/ See you there! Gus On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 02:50:53PM -0300, gus

[tor-relays] (Last call) Bridges running obsolete Tor version (0.4.5.x) to be removed soon

2023-09-05 Thread gus
t.org/rs.html#search/type:bridge%20version:0.4.5%20 Thanks for helping censored users to bypass censorship! cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-r

Re: [tor-relays] Metrics

2023-09-06 Thread gus
relay/setup/bridge/post-install/ Which obfs4 port are you using? Can you check if it's externally reachable? Here is how you can test it: https://bridges.torproject.org/scan/ cheers, Gus [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/team/-/issues/112 [2] Blocking ORP

Re: [tor-relays] Metrics

2023-09-06 Thread gus
Hi, On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 09:11:02PM +0200, telekobold wrote: > Hi, > > On 06.09.23 09:25, gus wrote: > > > Have you tried to connect to your own bridge and see if it works? > > Here is how you build your obfs4 bridge line (note: it's your bridge > > fin

Re: [tor-relays] Discuss. Why not split donations to Tor relay owners?

2023-10-12 Thread gus
follow the process described in the meta-proposal and submit your proposal to the relay operators community: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies/-/blob/master/001-community-relay-operator-process.md?ref_type=heads cheers, Gus On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 12:48:58PM +, t...@nullvoi

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator online Meetup - Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC

2023-10-16 Thread gus
Hello, The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen this Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC. Where: BBB - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. We will open the room 10 minutes before so you can test your mic setup. Note

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator online Meetup - Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC

2023-10-21 Thread gus
Hi, Reminder: The Tor relay operator meetup is today and it's starting in ~25 minutes (19 UTC). room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Gus On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 03:04:04PM -0300, gus wrote: > Hello, > > The next Tor relay operator meetup will happen this Saturday, O

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator online Meetup - Saturday, October 21 @ 19 UTC

2023-10-23 Thread gus
Hi, Here are the meetup notes from the last saturday. Thanks everyone! Gus # Tor Relay Operator Meetup - October 21, 2023 Duration: 1 hour Participants: 42 ## Agenda - (Update) Tor in Turkmenistan: We still need more obfs4 bridges on residential connections and obfs4 port 8080, 80

Re: [tor-relays] Discuss. Why not split donations to Tor relay owners?

2023-10-26 Thread gus
. And there were some great discussions on *how* to reward relay operators: https://blog.torproject.org/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-par-braids-lira-tears-and-torcoin/ Hope this can clarify your questions. cheers, Gus On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 05:09:03AM +0200, Tor Relays wrote:

[tor-relays] Please upgrade to new Tor release 0.4.7.16 or 0.4.8.8 ASAP!

2023-11-03 Thread gus
will remove the verbose logging of this issue. Please note that this bug is specific to Tor relays and does not impact Tor clients or Tor powered apps (Tor Browser, Orbot, OnionShare). Thank you, Gus [1] https://forum.torproject.org/t/security-release-0-4-7-16-and-0-4-8-8/10064 -- The Tor Pr

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2024-01-27 @ 19:00 UTC

2024-01-17 Thread gus
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/-/issues/84 Where: Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn When: January 27, 19:00 UTC Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ Registration No need for a registration or anything else, just use the

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2024-01-27 @ 19:00 UTC

2024-01-26 Thread gus
s for new policies for relay operators * Upcoming elections in 2024 and online censorship * Status of DDoS * Tor Metrics issues (wrong first seen date) * Tor Q&A Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn cheers, Gus On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 02:11:11PM -0300, gus wrote: > De

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - 2024-01-27 @ 19:00 UTC

2024-02-06 Thread gus
Hello, Thanks everyone for joining the Tor Relay Operator Meetup on January. Our next meetup will happen on **March 2nd** at 1900 UTC. I'll send an invitation to the mailing list and collect topics for the agenda. cheers, Gus # Notes - Relay Operator Meetup - January, 27th,

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-02-15 Thread gus
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/-/issues/86 Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: March 2nd, 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ - Registration: No need

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-02-27 Thread gus
ns in Russia and Iran cheers, Gus On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:37:38AM -0300, gus wrote: > Hello Tor Relay operators, > > Please save the date! The next Tor Relay Operator Meetup will happen on > Saturday, March 2nd at 2024 at 19.00 UTC. > > We're still working on the agenda f

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-03-02 Thread gus
Hi, Just a friendly reminder that the Tor Relay Operator online meetup is happening today (March 2nd) at 19 UTC (~2 hours from now). Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Agenda: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-meetup-m2-2024-keep See you soon! Gus On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 07:14

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - March 2nd, 2024 @ 19.00 UTC

2024-03-05 Thread gus
Hi! Thanks everyone who joined the relay operator meetup last saturday! We had ~32 contributors discussing a lot of topics. :) Next online meetup: April 13th, 1900 UTC. Thanks!, Gus Notes - Tor Relay Operator Meetup March 2024 1. Announcements: - 0.4.7.X EOL relays removal: email was sent to

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-04-09 Thread gus
here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-april-meetup-keep ## Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: April 13, 2024 - 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ - Registration: No need

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-04-13 Thread gus
Hi! Just a friendly reminder that we're meeting today (Saturday, April 13) at 19 UTC. - Please feel free to add other topics here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-april-meetup-keep # Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: April 13, 2024 - 19.0

[tor-relays] Next Tor relay operators meetup - May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-02 Thread gus
elays/-/issues/92 Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: May 11, 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - Tor Code of Conduct: https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/ - Registration: No need for a registration or anything else, just use the

Re: [tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup - Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-06 Thread gus
Hi, Here are the meetup notes from April 2024. Sorry for sharing it only now. The next meetup will happen this Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC. Feel free to add your topics here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-may24-meetup-keep cheers, Gus ## Notes - Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 13rd

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor relay operators meetup - May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-11 Thread gus
Hello! Just a friendly reminder that the Tor Relay Operator Meetup is today (May 11) @ 19 UTC! Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Duration: 60 to 90 minutes Agenda: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relay-may24-meetup-keep Talk soon, Gus On Thu, May 02, 2024 at 01:49:09PM -0300, gus

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor relay operators meetup - May 11, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-05-13 Thread gus
Hi, Thank you to all who joined us last Saturday! Save the date: Our next meetup will be on June 22 at 19 UTC. After that, we'll take a summer break and resume at the end-of-August or beginning-of-September. Please see our meetup notes below. cheers, Gus ## Tor Relay Operator Meetup

[tor-relays] Onion Services operators please enable tor PoW defense

2024-06-05 Thread gus
you're running onion services with onionbalance, though, PoW is currently not supported[5], but we're interested in hearing from you if this is a feature that we should prioritize. Thanks, Gus ps: this advice does not apply to relay operators, only to onion services operators.

Re: [tor-relays] Onion Services operators please enable tor PoW defense

2024-06-05 Thread gus
I forgot to mention that Onion Services PoW is not yet fully implemented in Arti. cheers, Gus On Wed, Jun 05, 2024 at 09:50:20AM -0300, gus wrote: > Hi, > > As some of you might have noticed, we have a high load situation on the > network for a couple of weeks now affecting in part

[tor-relays] PSA: Rejecting bridges running 0.4.7 (EOL)

2024-06-10 Thread gus
Hi, The bridge authority Serge has upgraded to tor-0.4.8.12 and it's now rejecting bridges running tor-0.4.7.x (end-of-life). Please upgrade your bridge to tor 0.4.8.x to return to the network. Bridges affected: https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#search/type:bridge%20version:0.4.7%20

[tor-relays] [proposal] Guidelines for sustainability and incentivization proposals in the Tor Community

2024-06-12 Thread gus
ility and incentivization proposals in the Tor Community * Author: gus - g...@torproject.org * Created: 2024-06-11 * Status: Open ``` ## Overview This document outlines guidelines for sustainability and incentivization proposals for the Tor community. The guidelines are designed to prevent exploitative

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 22, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-06-12 Thread gus
ues/22 4. Next events - Tor presence at DEFCON, Las Vegas - Summer break & next Tor Relay Operator online meetup 5. Questions & Answers ## How to join us Meetup details - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn - When: June 22, 19.00 UTC - Duration: 60 to 90 minutes - To

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - June 22, 2024 at 19 UTC

2024-06-22 Thread gus
Dear operators, Friendly reminder that the Tor Relay Operator meetup is today (June 22) at 1900 UTC! Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn cheers, Gus On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 04:02:16PM -0400, George via tor-relays wrote: > Top-post reminder about tomorrow. > > > On 6

[tor-relays] Tor at Defcon 32, Las Vegas (August 8 – August 11, 2024)

2024-08-01 Thread gus
speakers.html https://blog.torproject.org/event/defcon-2024/ cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - September 7th, 2024 at 19UTC

2024-08-20 Thread gus
eetup-keep ## Agenda 1. Announcements 2. 2024 Elections & Anti-censorship news 3. Network health updates - New Metrics Network Status API 4. OTF relay operator survey summary/presentation 5. Questions & Answers ## How to join us Meetup details: - Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gu

Re: [tor-relays] Supporting TOR: Seeking Affordable and Reliable Server Providers in Eastern Europe

2024-09-02 Thread gus
that our goal is to make sure that people aren't confused about whether your product or project is made or endorsed by The Tor Project. Creating a new brand that incorporates the Tor brand is likely to lead to confusion, and commercial confusion is a sign of trademark infringement. https://www

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - September 7th, 2024 at 19UTC

2024-09-05 Thread gus
Dear operators, Just a friendly reminder that we're meeting this Saturday, September 7th @ 1900 UTC. Meeting pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-relayop-sept7th-meetup-keep Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn Please feel free to add your topics and/or questions directly t

Re: [tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - September 7th, 2024 at 19UTC

2024-09-07 Thread gus
Hello, Reminder: We're meeting very soon at 19 00 UTC (in ~50 minutes)! Room link: https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn On Sat, Sep 07, 2024 at 07:20:05PM +0200, boldsuck via tor-relays wrote: > On Donnerstag, 5. September 2024 19:53:00 CEST gus wrote: > > > Just a frien

Re: [tor-relays] Supporting TOR: Seeking Affordable and Reliable Server Providers in Eastern Europe

2024-09-09 Thread gus
Hello Alex, I wanted to follow up and check if you had a moment to answer my email. Gus On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 09:55:04AM -0300, gus wrote: > Hello Alex, > > Welcome to the Tor relays community. > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:48:51AM +0300, Alex Swabbie via tor-relays w

[tor-relays] Become a Fallback Directory Mirror

2019-05-21 Thread gus
lay's uptime, flags, and speed [4]. Sometimes, a relay might be down when we check. That's ok, we will check it again next time. It's good to have some new relays on the list every release. That helps tor clients, because blocking a changing list is harder. cheers, gus [1] http

Re: [tor-relays] Cherryservers (formerly balticservers) account terminated for exit relay

2019-07-31 Thread gus
Hello Chris, Thanks for updating the relay community. Could you give trac another chance and update the wiki page? thanks, Gus On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 08:23:49PM -0500, con...@rockenhaus.com wrote: > Actually, Server Room/Primcast will allow you to operate with an unrestricted > exit

[tor-relays] Tor Activities - CCCamp 2019

2019-08-19 Thread gus
Dear relay operators, The Chaos Communication Camp is an international, five-day open-air event for hackers and associated life-forms. It provides a relaxed atmosphere for free exchange of technical, social, and political ideas. == Tor Activities == * 2019/08/21 18:00 - Tor Relay Operator Meetu

[tor-relays] Tor activities - FOSDEM and OFFDEM 2020

2020-01-24 Thread gus
Hello folks, Tor Project is running some activities during FOSDEM and OFFDEM this year. We look forward to seeing you there! cheers, Gus ::FOSDEM:: - Tor Meetup Track: BOFs (Track A) Room: J.1.106, Saturday, 14:00 - 15:00 - State of the Onion: The Road to Mainstream Adoption and Improved

[tor-relays] Tor Meetup - Onionspace, Berlin [ February 6th, 6 pm ]

2020-02-04 Thread gus
Dear Tor friends, This Thursday (February 6th), a Tor meetup will take place at Onionspace in Berlin. Starting at 6 pm, we hope you can join us to talk about the tor network and what we have been working on Tor Project. See you there! cheers, Gus Tor Meetup Berlin = When

[tor-relays] May 29th - Run and use Tor Bridges to bypass censorship and surveillance! (Online)

2020-05-27 Thread gus
Hi, on May 29th 2020, members of The Tor Project will be online to support and explain how to help users in countries that censor the Internet. From 1200 UTC to 2000 UTC, we will teach you how to run a Tor bridge and answer questions about our anti-censorship technology. This event is public and op

[tor-relays] Become a Fallback Directory Mirror (deadline: July 23)

2020-07-08 Thread gus
ays on the list every release. That helps tor clients, because blocking a changing list is harder. cheers, Gus [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/wikis/NetworkTeam/FallbackDirectoryMirrors [2] https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/app/config/fallback_dirs.inc [3] https://gi

Re: [tor-relays] Snowflakes

2020-10-28 Thread gus
Metrics only shows a hundred snowflake users. > > What is the reason they are not advertised for? (towards humans) > > Have a nice day! > It will be more advertised when it gets supported by all Tor Browser stable platforms. Cheers, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead

Re: [tor-relays] Is OVH a safe vps provider to run an exit relay on?

2021-04-02 Thread gus
://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#aggregate/cc Source: https://community.torproject.org/relay/technical-considerations/ cheers, Gus On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 09:03:24AM -0700, Eddie wrote: > William, > > At (about) what number of relays per provider should we be considering > looking elsewhere.

Re: [tor-relays] ISP

2021-04-05 Thread gus
Hi, On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 02:07:40AM +, Андрей Гвоздев wrote: > Which ISP is better? Scaleway or OVH? This was answered 3 days ago: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2021-April/019547.html Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.on

[tor-relays] [RFC] Draft: Expectations for Relay Operators (deadline: May 10, 2021)

2021-04-13 Thread gus
oderator will approve your feedback. Feel free to discuss and reach out to the relays operators community on IRC (irc.oftc.net #tor-relays) or the tor-relays mailing list. Thanks for running relays! Gus ## Notes [1] Community portal Relay Operations: https://community.torproject.org/relay

Re: [tor-relays] Running Tor exit nodes on university networks

2021-06-08 Thread gus
r specific questions, we can chat on #tor-relays / irc.oftc.net[1] (or #tor-relays:matrix.org, if you use matrix). cheers, Gus [1] https://support.torproject.org/get-in-touch/ On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 09:26:28AM +0200, Matthias Fetzer wrote: > Hi Andreas, > > There is a mailing list for

Re: [tor-relays] Overloaded state indicator on relay-search

2021-10-08 Thread gus
need help to edit the website, please join us on IRC: #tor-www (or Element/matrix: #tor-www:matrix.org). Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] Relay operator section in our forum

2021-10-28 Thread gus
eetups...). Discourse is very flexible and we can move old topics to new categories and so on. > > nit: I would find "Relay Operations" more appealing than the current "Relay > Operator" name (singular). > Please create a new topic here ;) https://forum.

Re: [tor-relays] Relay operator section in our forum

2021-10-28 Thread gus
and use Discourse free hosting for open source projects. The new forum works fine with Tor Browser and/or you can enable the 'mailing list mode'[2] and never interact with Discourse web interface. > Are there plans to make it available as an onion service? > https://onion.torp

Re: [tor-relays] Max number of bridge under the same IP

2021-11-08 Thread gus
equirements/ Maybe you want to run a standalone Snowflake proxy? https://community.torproject.org/relay/setup/snowflake/ > Thanks in advance, > > -- > ML Thanks for running a bridge!, Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___

Re: [tor-relays] Max number of bridge under the same IP

2021-11-08 Thread gus
On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 07:02:13PM +0100, ML Tor wrote: > In data 8/11/2021, *gus* ha scritto: > > Hi, > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 03:24:13PM +0100, ML Tor wrote: > > Hi, > hi made a new Proxmox server for my home network. I still run a bare metal > Tor bridge, but

Re: [tor-relays] Recent rejection of relays

2021-11-10 Thread gus
r new Tor Forum: https://forum.torproject.net/ Thanks for running relays! Gus [1] https://events.ccc.de/2021/11/08/rc3-2021-nowhere/ On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 10:06:28PM +, t...@nullvoid.me wrote: > What community updates and organizations are there outside this mailing list? > > I ope

Re: [tor-relays] Tor website

2021-11-11 Thread gus
s/236 Or, if you already have tor installed, just run: $ man tor cheers, Gus On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 09:47:43AM +, Elias via tor-relays wrote: > Hash: SHA256 > > Hi potlatch, > > is this what you are looking for? > > https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/

Re: [tor-relays] Recent rejection of relays

2021-11-11 Thread gus
orrect > any misconfigurations, but that does not mean all of us are excited about > publishing an email address in a public list, nor it is technically necessary. > Thanks for your suggestion. But, in my experience, unrecommended relays are already listed on Metrics page and operators didn&#x

Re: [tor-relays] Recent rejection of relays

2021-11-11 Thread gus
On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 03:35:26PM +, Gary C. New via tor-relays wrote: > Gus, > I have to agree with z-relay on these points. > I won't even provide an obfuscated contact email in my torrc to avoid spam. I > could setup a dedicated email for Tor operation, but I'd li

Re: [tor-relays] Tor website

2021-11-12 Thread gus
Hi, It's a foss project, you just need to open a ticket: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/lego/-/issues/39 Thanks, Gus On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 07:38:24PM +, potlatch via tor-relays wrote: > Yes, thank you for the Tor docs link. But the question remains; Is there a >

[tor-relays] Help Censored Users, Run a Tor Bridge

2021-11-18 Thread gus
paign/ Join us and help censored users! Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] Is Tor Actually "Blocked" In Russia, or Are Some Users Unblocked for now?

2021-12-06 Thread gus
ber that Russia is in the #2 in the Tor users rank: https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-relay-table.html > * Less likely, but Russia found people could use pluggable transports, like > HTTPS obfs4 bridges and maybe they found blocking Tor itself is ineffective, > or trying to

[tor-relays] Responding to Tor censorship in Russia

2021-12-07 Thread gus
your help is urgently needed. You can find the requirements and instructions for starting a bridge in the Help Censored Users, Run a Tor Bridge blog post: https://blog.torproject.org/run-a-bridge-campaign/ Gus [1] https://blog.torproject.org/tor-censorship-in-russia/ https://gitlab.torproje

Re: [tor-relays] Responding to Tor censorship in Russia

2021-12-10 Thread gus
Hi John, Let's do this: If censorship in Russia scale to a country-wide Tor block, then you can spin as many bridges as you can. What do you think? Thank you!, Gus On Tue, Dec 07, 2021 at 08:40:24PM +, John Ricketts wrote: > gus, > > Since all of my exit nodes are withi

Re: [tor-relays] Responding to Tor censorship in Russia

2021-12-11 Thread gus
.org/tpo/core/torspec/-/blob/main/proposals/321-happy-families.md https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2021-November/019954.html Gus -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ tor-re

Re: [tor-relays] Incorrect "first seen" info

2021-12-27 Thread gus
Hello, We have this ticket open to track this issue: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/metrics/onionoo/-/issues/40018 cheers, Gus On Mon, Dec 27, 2021 at 11:59:30PM +0100, nusenu wrote: > Hi, > > could you paste the Relay Search page link > and state the correct a

Re: [tor-relays] [Censorship in Russia] More of my bridges got blocked

2021-12-29 Thread gus
in my distribution chain was > compromised -- I gave out these bridges privately to a few friends. > I don't think so as I also saw my new bridges getting blocked during xmas too. > -- > Best regards, > Space Oddity. cheers, Gus [1] https://lists.torproject.org/piperma

Re: [tor-relays] We need bridges with iat-mode set to 1 and especially 2 as well!

2022-01-20 Thread gus
Hi Anonymous, I'm curious about in which country iat_mode is useful. Could you tell us? You may have missed this discussion on the tor-relays mailing list: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2021-February/019370.html best, Gus On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 01:52:28PM +0100, jucki

Re: [tor-relays] We need bridges with iat-mode set to 1 and especially 2 as well!

2022-01-25 Thread gus
m where you get the advice that using bridges 'iat-mode=2' will protect you? Can you link here? Gus On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:30:47PM +0100, juckiuscae...@web.de wrote: > Hey, >   > I live in Iran. Can't disclose my ISP because one person using Tor was sent > to jail rec

Re: [tor-relays] snowflake vs bridges (vs node)

2022-02-04 Thread gus
n-exit: bridge/middle/guard. Check out our setup guides and relay documentation: https://community.torproject.org/relay/ cheers, Gus > Thanks! > > fran > > > [1] > https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake/-/wikis/home > ___

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Meetup #Fosdem Notes

2022-02-07 Thread gus
Hello, Last Saturday, a group of 30 - 40 operators joined the Tor Relay Operator meetup. Thank you all for joining the event! Our next online meetup will happen on March 5th, 2000 UTC. Gus ## Fosdem Meetup Notes * Bridges campaign update: "When we started the campaign on November 17,

Re: [tor-relays] questions about raspberry pi bridges

2022-02-22 Thread gus
package, please see this open issue: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40347 But, if you're on a dynamic IP/residential connection and have a Raspberry Pi, I would recommend running a Snowflake standalone proxy. best, Gus [1] https://support.torproject.org/apt/tor-deb-repo

Re: [tor-relays] questions about raspberry pi bridges

2022-02-22 Thread gus
On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 03:00:41PM +0100, torrelay via tor-relays wrote: > > On 22.02.22 14:16, gus wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 01:02:18PM +0100, meskio wrote: > > > Quoting potlatch via tor-relays (2022-02-22 04:26:27) > > > > 1.) The tor package I g

[tor-relays] Tor Relay Operator Meetup (Saturday, March 5th @ 2000 UTC)

2022-03-04 Thread gus
ional questions or topics at the meeting itself. Date & Time: March 5, 2022 - 2000 UTC Where: BigBlueButton room - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. Please share with your friends, social media and other mail

[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 2 @ 1900 UTC

2022-03-28 Thread gus
Hello relay operators and Tor friends, The next Tor Relay Operator meetup will happen this Saturday, April 2 @ 1900 UTC / 1500 EDT / 2100 CET. Where: BigBlueButton - https://tor.meet.coop/gus-og0-x74-dzn No need for a registration or anything else, just use the room-link above. The agenda is

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