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Re: [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?

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Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?
From: Tom van der Woerdt <info@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 14:52:39 +0200
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Op 16/10/16 om 14:50 schreef Ralph Seichter:
> On 16.10.16 14:33, Tom van der Woerdt wrote:
> 
>> Why doesn't Tor just link with a dns recursor, instead of relying on
>> the user to get the configuration right?
> 
> It is not Tor's job to meddle with resolving DNS entries, and the notion
> of "getting it right" varies. Asking Tor operators to think about their
> resolvers is one thing, but interfering is quite a different story.
> 
> -Ralph

If it affects the anonymity of users, it's Tor's job, no?

Tom
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