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On 9/16/2014 7:31 AM, Daniel Roskams wrote: > Hi, I want to support Tor and I want to run a relay on my home > computer. Is it fine to do that because the IP address keeps > changing every 1-2 weeks. I know how to edit the config and > everything else. > > Sorry if I posted on the wrong place. > > --Daniel Roskams 0x6A0E156E (pgp) keyserver: > `keyserver.ubuntu.com` > Well running a relay from home might not be such a bright idea, because of multiple reasons: 1. your ISP could (depending on your terms of usage) terminate your account if you run any kind of servers or open services from a residential line (if you don't have a business line) 2. you will be subject to abuse complaints (if you host a Tor exit relay). 3. your IP will be blacklisted and you will have to solve captchas when accessing some services and be banned from accessing online financial services (if you host an exit relay). 4. very low chances, the server might be in the interest of law enforcement agency at some time and in this case it's always better for it to be in a datacenter or workplace. (the same this applies if you host an exit relay). 5. you have to keep your computer up most of the time since a Tor relay is used and grows in the consensus based on its uptime and speed. It should be up most of the time and connected to the internet working at good sped, it's sometimes hard to accomplish this from home on a residential line. I have written some few facts about pros and cons of running a relay from home, you can read more about it on https://www.sky-ip.org/ Torproject.org also says that running a relay from home, especially an exit relay, could be headache. Under no circumstances it is forbidden to run a relay from home, just that it could be more complicated. - -- s7r PGP Fingerprint: 7C36 9232 5ABD FB0B 3021 03F1 837F A52C 8126 5B11 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUF/aqAAoJEIN/pSyBJlsRQ70IAIL1b3kPzw8DM1YDihPyU7MP IWloE+IsJmQo4extchHLfKtDWJuB84gAXv+XRtCKFC1TKShrjWFE0FVvZFHJMziE eN6wyOBdisLOqVrVQotcYVFmzNIokVShiT5bWCZwRf3aAj1tmHDMKKOz9IEtlWJb Vip9GYHczrScSPx63LsnRWZwCJcTVkWoySM4NOLM+ZlKe5jFxj6yIE/4ltG67mAn Lew4tne9b6Zj7kDZi69Onyzjzso/peQ1NyyR4AKaX1ZIECpEQIRVvghkk6onrRFn YnywBPoTsQjNb/dJlmhFaXA05utdrJyhT67ZeMjiK67tlu6RwQnjv4h5rdWHDpw= =dpJO -----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
