Re: Directory servers for a subset of Tor routers

[<nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*nix...

Thanks..

On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:01:30 -0400 Ringo Kamens 
<2600denver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>You would need an external application in order to do that. Would 
>you
>be doing this on Windows or *Nix?
>Comrade Ringo Kamens
>
>On 8/5/07, nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx <nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Thanks Comrade - so blocking connections from other 
>countries...is
>> that something that is built into Tor or would I need a 3rd 
>party
>> solution? I think i already saw how to prevent the dir server 
>from
>> advertising itself to the rest of the Tor network in the man 
>pages
>> (yeah, really wouldn't want to screw anyone else up) but not so
>> sure on the geographical part.
>>
>> Thanks again...
>>
>> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:25:59 -0400 Ringo Kamens
>> <2600denver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >I think this is possible with a little hacking of the code. If 
>you
>> >don't want to make you own version of tor (a bad idea to begin
>> >with)
>> >you could run an authoritative dir server and then just block
>> >connections to certain countries. Just make sure you configure
>> >your
>> >server NOT to advertise that information to other directories.
>> >Comrade Ringo Kamens
>> >
>> >On 8/4/07, nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx <nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Question, is it possible to set up private directory servers 
>and
>> >> make available only a portion of the available Tor routers? 
>For
>> >> example, if you only wanted to make routers that were online 
>in
>> >the
>> >> U.K. or France available to users who got their info from 
>these
>> >dir
>> >> servers, can that be done?
>> >>
>> >> I know you can set entry and exit nodes but this only 
>addresses
>> >> part of the question and is too static for this example. I've
>> >seen
>> >> some info on Blossom but don't know if that will do it 
>either.
>> >If
>> >> it can't be done or there are other problems, does anyone 
>have
>> >any
>> >> other ideas or suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks...
>> >>
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