-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 What about bridges?
On 16/09/14 16:36, s7r wrote: > > 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. > - -- - --Daniel Roskams 0x6A0E156E (pgp) keyserver: `keyserver.ubuntu.com` -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUGA1FAAoJEA3q/nZqDhVu6KsP/AtJE2C0ZFyEgoLEjIjXUREY NYstFk/isXg3VpErGxJg6LgAGS0BUhq9fo+JXMIFMQoIZ/oiPx9luOWFNMHQN4g1 VDB0AvpKwRzbvIFkltJ5exwWlwiv1LLBg+HjY3aIYAtkYuwJ5n2LrZ0v+OU/8Wr0 zelZN2nOUusBpTuVKY+f4UEjfvWz/A8I1/8d5r4C7uGAF2xLJXupZgvgMdi0IDh1 0Ux+BW7vUHNNuNcO+lBpzOQnQf6T1WhVLsg48pWzFaUAaZJLdxB2+PdsZLdBCGHo NnPEtJ92Nyg1DazCg1Kod5j1SdLpYBqjVMwKVQhM0DtJLjPgCUni1vWKwZRvJ2k4 5hw6LfiiGR4O/CTSe5ryfveMbqVHuU163NR1imrV9XkxBEpwG7W4euXfEsDi9nm1 D2qosVBxXaJTQcmNFwdoXbtBCu4afpPHbRdeqOdb4NPx5YeiKLDHw71tSUtwHaSt s6zUQ+1NuzofLqIi/WS9yovi/PFHgfFDcTOpPlpLJmde+E5hT6NiVsei8DJTfUD+ qy3+0zeqZcX3ui2flTQctnBKVptBHx3uVRFyoqkTn2q9n3AbkmQTAkemTLz/ncYK dld6XgIgZzXZ33KlGILOqxF4LCqI43I4+lxKUDl1YY1/L1Ic8TfkQFrAQKXGorT4 TIw95hZMKwZViVifk9zK =uLox -----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
