Fellow Tor Operators:
After about 9 months of running Tor as a Middle Relay from my home network, I'm
beginning to experience signs of my public semi-static IPv4 address being
blacklisted with 403 Forbidden errors from Reuters and Venmo. I've confirmed by
successfully accessing both sites with my mobile internet connection.
I'm not surprised that Venmo is blacklisting, but extremely surprised I'm being
blocked by Reuters. You would think such a organization would be a proponent of
free speech. I wouldn't be surprised if Reuters used Tor in some capacity. It
doesn't make sense.
When Googling my public semi-static IPv4 address, it appears in several Tor
blacklists. That being said, I'm at the point that, at a minimum, I will have
to ask my ISP to freshen my public semi-static IPv4 address.
Previously, when speaking with my ISP, they mentioned offering a static IPv6
address at no cost. I'm wondering if that offer was with the expectation that I
would have to give up my existing IPv4 semi-static address? If they provided
both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, at no cost, I'd like to run a Tor Bridge using
the semi-static IPv4 address and configure my existing Middle Tor Relay to use
the new static IPv6 address. That way, I'll be able to browse unimpeded through
the semi-static IPv4 address and not have to be concerned with the static IPv6
address being blacklisted.
Are other Tor Operators experiencing similar issues? Will I continue to
experience blacklisting issues, even after migrating to a Tor Bridge? What are
best practices in moving an existing Tor Relay to a new address, while avoiding
the loss of flags?
As always, I appreciate the feedback.
Respectfully,
Gary—
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