Re: Directory History

[Karsten Loesing <karsten.loesing@xxxxxxx>]

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On 10/06/2009 12:19 PM, morphium wrote:
> I think this question has already been asked before, but I can't find
> it...so: Is there an archive anywhere where I can see what Tor nodes
> have been active at a specific date?

You can find the descriptor archive here:

http://archive.torproject.org/tor-directory-authority-archive/

> I'm in court (Jena, Germany) in 3 weeks because someone ordered
> something (worth about 50 Euro) and they're accusing me now. I think
> it would be good not only to explain them what Tor is, but to have an
> excerpt from a directory listing around the date, so I can prove my
> Tor node was active that time.

You may find this script useful that parses these archives and tells you
whether an IP address was a relay at a given time:

https://tor-svn.freehaven.net/svn/projects/archives/trunk/exonerator/

The script is available in Java and in Python.

Good luck with your court case!

- --Karsten

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