-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 I would agree with the bandwidth issue, as many people find the Tor network slow as it is already. I would recommend adding an i2p router if people want to torrent. I2P doesn't seem to have a problem with it, and has a torrent client packaged in by default, as well as a respectable library to torrent from that is continuing to grow.
Cheers, David adrelanos: > Hi! > > Let's forget about the technical questions whether it's possible > to route all bittorrent traffic over Tor without leaks or not on > focus on the ethical question. > > There are quite a few contradicting statements from the Tor core > people [1] about that. > > With my Whonix hat on, would you prefer if Whonix didn't include a > torrent client by default or would that be okay? > > I can't speak for Tails, but they have a ticket [2] discussing the > inclusion of a torrent client as well, so they might be interested > in this answer as well. > > Quote Jacob Appelbaum [3]: > >> [...] I'm not clear that it will harm the network if Tails >> includes a BitTorrent client. I think that the harm comes when >> someone runs a few seeding boxes through Tor and doesn't bother >> to add any capacity to the network at all. [...] > > Quote Andrew Lewman [4]: > >> [...] There are completely legitimate uses of bittorrent over >> Tor. I've talked to people who want to get their ISO of Fedora or >> Ubuntu from outside their country, so they bt over tor to do so. >> [...] I'm fully aware that the tor codebase punishes me for doing >> large downloads over Tor, so be it. [...] > > Quote Roger Dingledine [5]: > >> [...] We've been saying for years not to run Bittorrent over >> Tor, because the Tor network >> [https://blog.torproject.org/blog/why-tor-is-slow can't handle >> the load]; [...] > > I know, there is quite some time between those statements, > knowledge and opinions change over time and you're free to disagree > (that's even nice). But... What is your latest opinion on that? > > Cheers, adrelanos > > [1] http://www.torproject.org/about/corepeople.html.en [2] > https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5991 [3] > https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2011-December/022376.html > > [4] > https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2011-December/022369.html > > [5] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good-idea > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJSqQ6kAAoJEHY6eOhwH6/Tje8QAIziirvzP8Mer22VWemULLbl sdWgkq/RJFp80TO/DU5y2Y4pBoR93eEPnLtEbL81J06lS0yWvv6aECED6OsvZwpY rdHfg9VUBQd6+TqVrYyPSsZSrVSWxbFoFjfc7Ql4uy05bBSVYKeAQHFy+YqjLEIN 6M9qJlzPdBJhkdzY+aWfx8h1ddw3BnCdPRcl+U6jNndQiQmeNdtA/XhdLCVf2IEO 5bz8/EuQCsSQG4wpVXl0MyV8F+X853VB+8J+w1fQm19+rEikZUVyg/AX30WIzVJT DGi5ycjpyRn+6TW9+xxwFNwI12UWaUDsiqKLxtIVPhkytClwTK1pXCBR9oeGhXIC aOKbaZ5A/XveEgmAhDTzbXUpDe0bIO3CLHQQrIOFoHIFqXpVUro/v9OuIAR5pnUV Rv95eaeVDGx798yjhMXaS7Wz9bQ2Z4P7iFXA+Zq7iUwHm52g6GOU173m3pcp8XLT OpUdbw71Iy1l/rU/vLleYhP8GPV/UjtnX2D9vfO8tqHaDm0P6FarZgTFhjgBirWK fNSkyhy8oZNwPCpj5rUaFvMcVwbI8RonRdYcMLbGXba2NCZ6ugsdTzmtx8Acaek4 TQgD5WyDSIIgTkBAlMVnrczelGz2dJiD7xE7AkndnpxEfnKSKEc3sNnL5Mzg5F0D nBqaGdonX3Ep4tro4g5M =G3ip -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
