Re: Directory servers for a subset of Tor routers

["Ringo Kamens" <2600denver@xxxxxxxxx>]

Depending on your style, you might like moblock (linux port of peer
guardian), squid, iptables, or some other blocking programs. I've
never engaged in such an intensive blocking scheme but if you go
through with this I'd love to hear your report back and I don't think
I'm the only other person who is interested in this. Basically, you
have to use an IP-geo database to do this but even those aren't
foolproof. Looks like there might be some help available at
http://lists.netfilter.org/pipermail/netfilter/2004-September/056081.html
Good luck,
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On 8/5/07, nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx <nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> *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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