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Re: DDoS attacks via TOR?

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Subject: Re: DDoS attacks via TOR?
From: Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:54:43 -0500
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On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 11:51:40PM +0100, dr._no@xxxxxxx wrote:
> is there any documented case of a DDoS attack via TOR or is
> a DDoS attack via TOR only an urban legend?

It doesn't make any sense to DDoS people over Tor. It wouldn't work.

See also https://www.torproject.org/faq-abuse#DDoS

--Roger

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