[tor-commits] [community/staging] clarify reverse DNS advice

[hiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

commit f0b95049ba862bba074b72e1007663d6de2906de
Author: anarcat <anarcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Mon Mar 15 14:56:36 2021 +0000

    clarify reverse DNS advice
    
    We sometimes receive complaints we can't do anything about to abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx because people use the domain in the reverse DNS. This should be avoided because we (the torproject.org) are not actually responsible for the relays themselves.
---
 content/relay-operations/technical-setup/exit/contents.lr | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/exit/contents.lr b/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/exit/contents.lr
index 69c19fc..5b17ec7 100644
--- a/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/exit/contents.lr
+++ b/content/relay-operations/technical-setup/exit/contents.lr
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Before turning your non-exit relay into an exit relay, ensure that you have set
 
 If your provider offers it, make sure your WHOIS record contains clear indications that this is a Tor exit relay.
 
+Do use a domain name that you own. Definitely do not use `torproject.org` as a domain name for your reverse DNS.
+
 ## Exit Notice HTML page
 
 To make it even more obvious that this is a Tor exit relay you should serve a Tor exit notice HTML page.



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